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MAGAZINE 


Vol.  19  No.  2 
Spring  2006 


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4  MBCNews 
12  MBCSports 
14    MBCArts::FineArts 

Hunt  Gallery 
16    MBCArts:: Music 

Standing  the  Line 
42    Alunnnae/i  Gift  Shop 
44   Alumnae/i  President's  Farewell 
46    Reunion  2006 
50   Alumnae/i  Class  Notes 

61  Alumnae/i  in  Action 

62  Gifts  of  the  Desert 


18      An  Exceptional 

Program  Marks  20 
Years  of  Excellence 

From  11  students  to  75,Tuilidge  to  the 
state-of-the-art  PEG  Center,  DirectorTee 
Garrison  to  Elizabeth  Connell,  the  Program 
for  the  Exceptionally  Gifted  celebrates  its 
20th  anniversary  —  still  the  only  program 
of  its  kind  in  the  nation. 

20      Capstone  Festival: 
Celebrating  Student 
Learning  and 
Achievement 

Mary  Baldwin  celebrates  its  first 
Capstone  Festival,  revisiting  a  bygone  tra- 
dition of  sharing  knowledge  with  the  col- 
lege community  and  beyond,  before 
students  graduate. 


22      Global  Citizenship 
Focused  in  New 
Peace  Minor 

Peacemaking  and  conflict  resolution,  the 
newest  academic  minor  at  Mary  Baldwin, 
launches  in  fall  2006.  What  impact  would 
It  have  had  on  Elizabeth  May's  '06  inde- 
pendent major  in  Holocaust  studies  or  will 
it  have  on  Burmese  student  Aye  Htut's  life 
and  academic  experience? 

26      Charlotte  Jackson 
Berry  '51  Defines 
Civic  Engagement 

"We  didn't  use  to  talk  about  interna- 
tional volunteerism,  but  that  is  the 
imperative  today,"  says  Charlotte 
Jackson  Berry  '51,  Mary  Baldwin's 
honored  Commencement  speaker.  She 
talked  the  talk  —  civic  engagement  — 
because  she  walks  the  walk. 


30  ^Where  the  search  for  Learning  beckons' 

A  line  from  the  Mary  Baldwin  College  Hymn  written  by  Gordon  Page 

Mary  Baldwin's  new  cannpus  master  plan  is  a  compelling  vision  of  the  future. 
Imagine  how  the  campus  might  look,  how  it  might  better  serve  its  students  ... 
Transforming  Our  Environment  1842-2042  is  begun. 


Jx  COVER:  Imagining  what  a  new 
i  student  life  core  might  look 

like  located  just  behind  Hunt 
\  Dining  Hall,  as  part  of  the  new 

campus  master  plan. 

Rendering  created  by  Geier  • , 

Brown  Renfrew  Architects.  , 


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In  Celebration  and  Remembrance, 

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Governor  Tim  Kaine's  inauguration 
in  January  marked  the  first  time  a 
Virginia  governor  took  the  oath  of 
office  in  the  Commonwealth's  colo- 
nial capitol  of  Williamsburg  since 
Thomas  Jefferson  was  inaugurated  in 
1779.  It  also  marked  the  third  invita- 
tion for  MBC's  Virginia  Women's 
Institute  for  Leadership  (VWIL)  to 
perform  in  a  Virginia  gubernatorial 
parade.  Cadets  and  non-cadet  stu- 
dents in  the  MBCAAXaL  Band 
processed  down  Duke  of  Gloucester 
Street  in  a  parade  that  was  televised 
around  the  state. 

The  combined  band  and  corps 
also  made  its  third  consecutive 
appearance  in  the  St.  Patrick's  Day 
Parade  in  New  York  City  March  17. 
Mar)'  Baldwin  College  students  in  full 
parade  dress  commanded  attention 
from  the  moment  the^'  turned  onto 


Fifth  Avenue,  and  held  it  for  more 
than  40  cit>-  blocks.  VWIL  earned  its 
way  onto  the  national  stage  by  cap- 
turing second  place  among  all  march- 
ing units  during  its  first  appearance 
in  the  NYC  parade  in  2004.  It  is  not 
yet  known  where  the  group  placed  in 
the  2006  competition. 

The  corps  paused  between  its 
annual  spring  parade  and  its  military 
ball  March  25  to  honor  Air  Force 
1st  Lt.  Sarah  Small  '02,  who  died 
while  on  dut\'  in  Egypt.  As  snow 
fell,  her  parents,  VWIL  alumnae, 
and  military  dignitaries  joined  the 
corps  of  cadets  to  dedicate  a  plaque 
in  her  name  and  position  it  on  the 
memorial  wall  outside  the 
SMA/VWIL  Museum  on  campus, 
where  Staunton  Military  Academy 
alumni,  faculty,  and  staff  are  also 
remembered  with  plaques.  Small  is 


the  first  VWIL  graduate  to  be  killed 
in  the  line  of  duty.  Anita  Blair, 
deput)'  assistant  secretary  of  the 
Navy,  and  Robert  Goodwin,  deputy 
assistant  secretary  of  the  Air  Force, 
spoke  to  attendees  at  the  ceremony 
and  ball. 

Evidence  of  the  depth  of  feeling 
for  Sarah  Small  was  also  clear  in  a 
poignant  memorial  service  held  by 
Mary  Baldwin  College  last  October, 
followed  by  cadets  and  others 
attending  her  burial  at  Arlington 
National  Cemetery  in  December. 
VWIL  cadets  have  also  remembered 
Small  with  a  painted  rock  outside 
the  VWIL  House  on  campus. 
Contributions  sent  to  Mary  Baldwin 
in  her  name  may  be  used  to  estab- 
lish an  award  scholarship  for  a 
VWIL  senior  who  is  involved  in 
community  service.  A 


Photos  above 

Top:  VWIL  cadets  march  in  the  St  Patrick's  Day  Parade  in  NewYorl<  Cit/  March  17. 

Bottom  right:VWILcadetshonor  Air  Force  1st  Lt.  Sarah  Small  '02  at  the  March  25  plaque  dedication. 


Award-Winning  Writer,  Bear  Expert,  and  Noted  Scientist  Expand  Our  Minds 


Francine  Prose 


Each  year,  annual  lecture  series  funded  by 
generous  MBC  donors  bring  lively  and 
talented  visitors  to  campus.  During 
spring  2006,  esteemed  guests  enriched  the 
MBC  experience  as  part  of  the  Elizabeth 
Kirkpatrick  Doenges  Visiting 
Scholar/Artist  program,  the  Mary  E. 
Humphreys  Biology  Lecture  Series,  and 
the  Phi  Beta  Kappa  Visiting  Scholar 
series,  among  others. 

Writer  Francine  Prose  and 
Artist/ Activist  Claudia  Bernardi 

As  the  2005-06  Doenges  Visiting  Artist, 

Francine  Prose,  author  of  14  books  of 

fiction  including 

Household  Saints  and  A 

Changed  Man,  gave  a 

public  reading  and 

taught  a  May  Term 

course,  Reading  Like  a 

Writer.  Prose,  a 

Brooklyn  native  and 

graduate  of  Radcliffe 

College,  left  Harvard  graduate  school  to 

live  in  India  for  a  year  where  she  began 

to  write  her  first  novel,  Jiidah  the  Pious. 

In  addition  to  novels.  Prose  has 
penned  stories,  reviews,  cultural  criti- 
cisms, and  essays  appearing  in  such  pub- 
lications as  The  New  Yorker,  The  New 
York  Times,  Atlantic  Monthly,  Art  News, 
Elle,  The  Paris  Revieiv,  Harpers 
Magazine,  and  The  Wall  Street  journal. 
She  is  also  the  author  of  several  children's 
books  and  three  books  of  translation. 

Prose  is  the  recipient  of  numerous 
grants  and  awards,  among  them 
Guggenheim  and  Fulbright  fellowships, 
and  has  taught  at  Harvard,  University  of 
Arizona,  and  University  of  Utah,  among 
others.  Her  novel  Blue  Angel  was  a  final- 
ist for  the  National  Book  Award  and  her 
nonfiction  work  The  Lives  of  the  Muses: 
Nine  Women  and  the  Artists  They 
hispired  was  a  national  bestseller. 

Artist  Claudia  Bernardi  is  slated  to 
be  the  2006-07  Elizabeth  Kirkpatrick 
Doenges  Visiting  Artist.  Her  experiences 


Claudia  Bernardi 


exhuming  bodies,  documenting  burial 
sites,  and  championing  social  justice  and 
human  rights  in  Central 
and  South  America  and 
Africa  invariably  inform 
her  art.  Bernardi's  paint- 
ings, prints,  installations, 
and  sculptures  are  inter- 
nationally known.  One 
of  her  unique  media  is 
fresco  on  paper,  a  method  she  developed, 
whereby  layer  after  layer  of  pure  pigments 
are  applied  to  wet  paper  and  run  repeated- 
ly —  sometimes  hundreds  of  times  — 
through  a  printmaker's  press.  Bernardi  will 
be  at  MBC  September  18-22  to  visit  class- 
es and  for  a  public  lecture  September  19. 
She  will  return  to  campus  during  May 
Term  2007. 

The  Elizabeth  Kirkpatrick  Doenges 
Visiting  Artist/Scholar  program  was  the 
vision  of  the  late  MBC  alumna  and  trustee 
Liddy  Kirkpatrick  Doenges  '63.  The  lec- 
ture series  was  established  in  1996  by  her 
friends,  family,  and  classmates  to  honor 
her  memory. 

Bear  Biologist  Michael  Pelton 

Michael  Pelton,  one  of  the  most  respected 
bear  biologists  in  the  world,  shared  his 
research  methods  and  findings  from  38 
years  of  field  work  — 
and  tactile  pieces  includ- 
ing skulls  and  fur. 
Among  Pelton's  most 
important  accomplish- 
ments is  a  32-year  study 
of  the  black  bear  —  the 
longest  continuous  study     "^'^^^l  P^l<°" 
of  any  bear  species  in  the  world.  Pelton's 
research  projects  have  also  included  stud- 
ies of  brown  bear  in  Spain,  Norway,  and 
Russia,  and  Asiatic  black  bears  in  Japan. 
He  has  studied  giant  pandas  in  China  in 
a  cooperative  effort  with  the  Wildlife 
Conservation  Society  and  Memphis  Zoo. 

Pelton  is  professor  emeritus  of 
wildlife  science  at  University  of 
Tennessee,  and  he  has  also  held  faculty 


and  adjunct  faculty  appointments  in 
graduate  programs  for  ecology  and  ethol- 
ogy at  the  Universities  of  Arkansas, 
Clemson,  and  Mississippi  State.  He  has 
co-founded  numbers  of  organizations 
dedicated  to  the  conservation  and  reha- 
bilitation of  bears,  such  as  the 
International  Association  for  Bear 
Research  and  Management  and  the  Black 
Bear  Conservation  Committee,  among 
others. 

The  Mary  E.  Humphreys  Biology 
Lecture  Series  was  established  in  1992  to 
bring  prominent  scientists  to  the  campus 
to  present  public  lectures.  Sponsoring  the 
series  are  friends  and  former  students  of 
Dr.  Mary  Humphreys,  professor  emerita 
of  biology,  who  served  on  the  biology  fac- 
ulty at  MBC  for  25  years  (1943-1968). 

Sue  Rosser's  Scientific  Glass 
Ceiling  for  Women 

Beakers.  Microscope  slides.  Test  tubes. 

Ceilings.  All  things  that  are  made  of  glass 

for  women  conducting 

scientific  research, 

according  to  Sue  Rosser, 

Phi  Beta  Kappa  lecturer. 

Rosser  is  dean  of  Ivan 

Allen  College  of  Liberal 

Arts  (part  of  Georgia 

Institute  of  Technology),      Sue  Rosser 

and  a  former  faculty  member  at  MBC. 

She  discussed  the  implications  of  women 

and  the  glass  ceiling  in  science  at  the 

annual  college  lecture. 

Rosser  has  written  several  books  and 
numerous  articles  on  gender  inequality'  in 
science  education  and  professions,  and 
she  received  a  Women  of  Distinction 
Award  from  the  Women's  Leadership 
Conference  in  2004.  She  is  a  staunch 
advocate  for  the  feminist  perspective  in 
science,  and  her  nine  books  include 
Female-Friendly  Science,  and,  her  latest. 
The  Science  Glass  Ceiling:  Academic 
Women  Scientists  and  the  Struggle  to 
Succeed.  The  lecture  is  sponsored  by  the 
campus  chapter  of  Phi  Beta  Kappa.  A 


MBCNews 


Gen  Ed  Revision  and  QEP  Topic  Approved 


Mary  Baldwin  College  had  not  made  major 
changes  to  its  General  Education  require- 
ments in  more  than  20  years.  That  changed 
in  February,  when  faculty  approved  curricu- 
lum revisions. 

The  process  started  nearly  four  years  ago 
with  the  question:  "What  are  we  trying  to 
do?"  said  Jeffrey  Buller,  vice  president  for 
academic  affairs  and  dean  of  the  college.  The 
understanding  was  that  the  curriculum  was 
sound  and  could  remain  unchanged. 
However,  following  numerous  public  ses- 
sions, listserv  discussions,  and  revisions,  the 
changes  to  the  general  education  plan  now 
fully  complement  the  college's  strategic  plan. 


The  final  discussion  was  timed  to  coincide 
with  selection  of  a  Quality  Enhancement 
Plan  topic  —  as  well  as  better  serve  students 
in  a  global  context.  The  alterations  will 
apply  to  students  who  enter  MBC  in  fall 
2006.  To  better  understand  the  revision 
process,  please  refer  to  chart  below. 

At  the  same  meeting,  faculty  unanimous- 
ly endorsed  civic  engagement  as  the  focus  of 
the  college's  QEP  —  shorthand  for  Quality 
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ful QEP  is  one  of  the  requirements  MBC 
must  meet  to  retain  its  accreditation  by  the 
Commission  on  Colleges  of  the  Southern 
Association  (SACS),  a  process  which  is 


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"We  live  in  a  world  of  increasing  com- 
plexity and  interconnectedness,  and  the 
dangers  of  ignoring  that  interconnectedness 
are  growing  rapidly,"  read  the  proposal  by 
a  committee  of  faculty  members,  recom- 
mending civic  engagement  as  a  top  priority. 
Civic  engagement  synthesizes  several  of  the 
five  original  topics  proposed  for  the  QEP 
earlier  in  the  year,  and  it  is  a  hot  topic  at 
many  colleges  and  universities. 

A  concise  illustration  of  the  varied  parts 
of  the  concept  can  be  given  through  an 
extended  metaphor  that  uses  the  hand  and 
fingers  to  represent  civic  engagement.  At  the 
most  basic  level,  it  symbolizes  how  our 
hands  extend  to  help  others.  Through  this 
extension,  we  grow  and  gain.  Bruce  Dorries, 
assistant  professor  of  communication,  offered 
this  explanation  to  the  faculty: 

A   Pinky:  The  weakest  digit,  representing  a 
lack  of  knowledge  of  world  issues  and 
global  citizenship.  This  has  been  a  major 
concern  of  faculty,  not  only  at  Mary 
Baldwin,  but  around  the  country.  Civic 
engagement  can  strengthen  students'  glob- 
al awareness. 

A    Ring  finger:  Convincing  students  to  marry 
a  man  named  "Stan  Ton."  In  other 
words,  involvement  in  the  Staunton  com- 
munity, including,  but  not  limited  to,  sup- 
porting local  businesses,  participating  in 
the  arts,  internships,  and  volunteerism. 

A  IVliddle  finger:  The  subject  of  social  entre- 
preneurship  —  regarded  as  taboo  in  some 
realms  of  academia  —  has  broad  support 
from  students  because  it  calls  for  applied 
use  of  creative  thinking  and  skills.  Around 
the  world,  social  entrepreneurs  have  used 
the  sa-wy  and  drive  of  the  business  world 
to  support  educational,  health,  and  envi- 
ronmental initiatives. 

A    index  finger:  The  pointing  image  of 

"Uncle  Sam  wants  you,"  can  be  used  to 
symbolize  how  faculty,  staff,  mentors, 
and  families  can  point  out  to  students 
their  roles  and  responsibilities  as  citi- 
zens in  a  democracy.  Voting  is  a  good 
start,  and  students  will  be  enriched  by 
realizing  that  they  can  be  activists  for 
social  change. 

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much  use  without  an  opposable  thumb, 
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Dean  Buller  and  Professor 
Sandra  McClain  Bid  the 
College  Farewell 

Jeffrey  Buller,  vice  president  for  academic 
affairs  and  dean  of  the  college  at  Mary 
Baldwin  for  the  past  five  years,  announced 
he  will  depart  from  the  college  at  the  end  of 
the  academic  year  in  June  2006  to  assume 
another  educational  leadership  position. 
Buller  will  serve  as  dean  of  the  Harriet  L. 
Wilkes  Honors  College  and  professor  of  his- 
tory at  Florida  Atlantic  University  (FAU). 
Buller's  wife,  Sandra  McClain,  adjunct  asso- 
ciate professor  of  music,  has  accepted  a 
full-time  position  as  professor  of  music  at 
FAU's  main  campus  in  Boca  Raton. 

"Dean  Buller  has  been  an  outstanding 
colleague  and  friend,"  said  MBC  President 
Pamela  Fox,  telling  the  college  community 
of  the  dean's  departure.  "His  quick  wit  and 
keen  intelligence  inspire  us  all." 

The  husband-and-wife  team  con- 
tributed much  to  Mary  Baldwin  College 
during  their  tenures.  Buller  led  undergradu- 
ate curriculum  reform,  initiated  a  faculty 
salary  improvement  plan,  and  co-authored 
the  10-year  strategic  plan.  Composing  Our 
Future.  He  served  as  a  role  model  with 
continued  contributions  in  the  classroom, 
as  a  publishing  scholar,  and  as  an  entertain- 
ing speaker  who  presented  at  conferences 
around  the  globe.  McClain  guided  many  tal- 
ented voice  students  and  offered  her  vocal 
flair  to  the  community  in  performances. 

A  search  committee  recently  began  the 
task  of  identifying  an  interim  dean  of  the  col- 
lege and  vice  president  for  academic  affairs. 

Fulbright  Awards  Honor 
Recipients,  Benefit  MBC 

Vladimir  Garkov,  associate  professor  of 
chemistry,  earned  a  Fulbright  award  to  con- 
tinue a  project  he  started  during  a  recent 
sabbatical  in  Spain.  He  will  work  to  publish  a 
chemistry  textbook,  for  use  by  students  at 
MBC  and  at  other  institutions,  which  blends 
the  American  liberal  arts  approach  to  educa- 
tion and  the  traditional  model  used  in 
Bulgaria.  He  is  working  with  colleagues  at 
Bulgaria's  University  of  Sophia  to  incorpo- 
rate student-centered  inquiry  activities  into 
lecture-based  instruction,  and  to  connect 
chemistry  with  environmental,  societal,  cul- 
tural, and  humanistic  aspects  of  science. 


Daniel  Metraux,  professor  of  Asian  studies, 
earned  a  Fulbright  award  that  will  help  Mary 
Baldwin  College  expand  its  Asian  studies 
curriculum  and  course  offerings  to  include 
more  study  of  China.  Metraux  will  travel  to 
several  cities  in  China  this  summer  with 
scholars  from  around  the  United  States  to 
experience  the  country's  culture  and  history. 

Best  Wishes  Go  with 
Faculty  Moving  on 

With  appreciation  for  their  work,  Mary 
Baldwin  College  will  bid  adieu  to  several  fac- 
ulty members  at  the  end  of  the  2005-06 
academic  year:  {dates  in  parentlieses  repre- 
sent each  person's  starting  year  at  MBC} 

Jean  Donovan,  associate  professor  of 
political  science  and  health  care  administra- 
tion (1992),  accepted  a  position  as  dean  of 
the  school  of  nursing  and  allied  health  at  J. 
Sargeant  Reynolds  Community  College  in 
Richmond. 

Tom  Kaplan,  assistant  professor  of 
business  administration  (2002),  will  join 
Bondstone  Ventures,  a  real  estate  develop- 
ment firm  in  Charlottesville,  m  project  man- 
agement. 

Ed  Petkus,  associate  professor  of  busi- 
ness administration  (2002),  accepted  a  posi- 
tion as  associate  professor  of  marketing  at 
Ramapo  College  of  New  Jersey  in  Mahwah. 

Now  After  Much  Hard  Work  — 
A  Life  of  Leisure? 

Four  staff  members  were  honored  for  their 
contributions  to  MBC  before  retiring  this  year: 
Dreama  Brown,  associate  budget  coordina- 
tor (1977) 

Judy  Metraux,  director  of  international  pro- 
grams and  services  (1988) 
Tom  Wiseman,  mailroom  assistant  (1987) 

Notable  Achievements 

Alice  Araujo,  associate  professor  of 
communication,  and  Andreas  Anastasiou, 

assistant  professor  of  psychology,  gave  a 
presentation  at  the  National  Communica- 
tion Association  conference  in  Boston.  The 
topic:  "Women,  men,  and  the  enemy 
other:  Gender  and  the  communication  of 
empathy  toward  perceived  adversarial 
groups." 


faculty/staffacoms 


Darryl  Helems,  Master  of  Arts  in  Teaching 
adjunct,  and  teaching  partner  Amanda 
Gibson  wrote  an  article,  "Embracing 
Multiple  Intelligences  Techniques  with  Gifted 
Students  in  the  Classroom,"  published  in 
Virginia  Journal  of  Education. 

Kenneth  W.  Keller,  professor  of  history, 
authored  an  article,  "Medicine  as  Cultural 
Baggage  in  the  Ulster-Scots  Settlements  of 
the  Valley  of  Virginia,"  that  appeared  in 
Familia — Ulster  Genealogical  Review.  The 
magazine  is  printed  in  Ireland  by  the  Ulster 
Historical  Foundation. 

Daniel  Metraux,  professor  of  Asian  studies, 
received  the  2006-07  Karl  F  and  Patricia  H. 
Menk  Award  for  Faculty  Support  and 
Development,  which  he  will  employ  during 
his  sabbatical  in  fall  2006.  The  award  will 
allow  him  to  travel  to  Japan  to  conduct 
research  for  articles  and  a  lecture  he  has 
been  commissioned  to  create.  He  will  write 
an  article  about  the  significance  of  former 
President  Ulysses  S.  Grant's  1879  trip  to 
Japan,  and  another  about  Japanese  religion 
for  the  magazine  Education  About  Asia.  In 
October,  he  is  slated  to  deliver  an  address 
on  Americans  in  Japan  in  the  1800s  at  the 
Conference  on  Democracy  and  Religion  in 
Asia  at  the  University  of  Washington. 

Sharon  Spalding,  professor  of  physical 
education  and  exercise  specialist  for  Virginia 
Women's  Institute  of  Leadership,  was  quot- 
ed on  KPHO  radio  in  Phoenix  and  in  Better 
Homes  and  Gardens.  The  topic  was 
"Getting  Started  on  Fitness." 

The  Office  of  Communication,  Marketing, 
and  Public  Affairs  earned  three  awards  as 
part  of  the  Council  for  Advancement  of  and 
Support  of  Education  (CASE)  District  ill  2005 
Awards.  Director  of  Design  Gretchen 
Newman  and  Assistant  Director  of  Design 
Theresa  Rollison  received  an  Award  of 
Excellence  for  the  President's  Tea  invitation 
and  Rollison  a  Special  Merit  for  the  Spring 
Fling  invitation.  Newman,  Associate  Vice 
President  for  Communication,  Marketing, 
and  Public  Affairs  Crista  Cabe,  and  Director 
of  Communication  Carol  Larson  received  an 
Award  of  Excellence  in  the  direct  mail  cate- 
gory for  a  series  of  Admissions  materials. 


Mary  Baldwin  College  Magazine 


Ward  Balances  Directorship 
of  ADPand  Its  BRCC  Office 

Marion  Ward  thought,  after  serving  MBC  as 
assistant  dean  of  students,  director  of  resi- 
dence life,  adjunct  instructor  of  women's 
studies,  academic  advisor  in  the  Adult 
Degree  Program  (ADP),  and  director  of  an 
ADP  regional  center  during  the  past  17 
years,  that  her  list  of  titles  was  complete.  She 
was  wrong.  Beginning  in  January,  Ward 
added  director  of  ADP  —  the  entire 
statewide  network  —  to  her  Mary  Baldwin 
resume.  Still  working  as  director  of  the 
ADP's  center  at  Blue  Ridge  Community 
College  (BRCC),  Ward  spends  about  60  per- 
cent of  her  time  as  director  in  Staunton  and 
the  other  40  percent  managing  the  office  at 
Blue  Ridge. 

"I  was  able  to  move  into  this  position 
and  feel  very  natural  because  of  the  other 
roles  I've  had  at  Mary  Baldwin,"  Ward  said. 
She  finds  countless  ways  as  ADP  director  to 
use  the  experience  she  gained  in  other  MBC 
positions,  such  as  advising,  counseling,  and 
handling  unique  student  issues. 

Ward's  appointment  marks  the  first 
time  the  Adult  Degree  Program  has  had 
both  a  director  and  a  dean  of  adult  and 
graduate  studies  to  oversee  all  the  pro- 
grams, and  she  is  genuinely  excited  to  be 
part  of  ADP's  evolution.  When  Sheha 
Tolley,  former  director  of  operations  for 
adult  and  graduate  studies,  left  MBC  in  fall 
2005,  the  administrative  office  was  slightly 
reorganized  to  allow  for  a  director  who 
would  oversee  ADP  central  staff,  review 
students'  degree  plans,  and  mentor  ADP 
advisors,  among  other  duties. 

Although  continuing  in  her  role  at 
BRCC  is  a  scheduling  challenge.  Ward 
admits  that  it  was  her  decision  to  do  both 
jobs.  "I  love  what  1  do  there,  particularly 
advising  students,  and  I  wanted  to  protect 
the  continuity  of  how  that  center  runs.  Sue 
Schmeissing  was  promoted  to  full-time  assis- 
tant director  at  BRCC  to  help  us  keep  up 
with  growing  numbers,"  she  said.  Ward 
enjoys  working  with  one  of  the  oldest  and 
most  respected  adult  degree  programs  in  the 
country  and  hopes  she  can  help  ADP  run 
efficiently  and  seamlessly  from  student,  to 
advisor,  to  professor,  to  administrator. 

"The  more  efficient  we  are  here,  the  better 
we  support  growth  of  the  program  and  the 
better  we  serve  our  students,"  she  said.  A 


The  Woods  and  Joneses  Lead  an 
P^     Increasingly  Active  Parents  Association 

The  Parents  Association  has  undergone  some  positive  changes  that  will  allow 
parents  greater  opportunity  for  support  and  engagement  with  MBC.  The  Parents 
Council  has  renamed  itself  and  will  be  known  as  the  Executive  Committee  of 
Parents  Association.  Every  parent  of  a  current  Mary  Baldwin  student  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Parents  Association. 

The  Executive  Committee,  in  conjunction  with  the  Alumnae/i  and  Parent 
Relations  Office,  has  been  busy  this  year  hosting  gatherings  for  families  in  differ- 
ent geographical  areas  of  the  country  and  supporting  admissions  efforts.  For 
information  about  activities  and  ways  to  become  involved,  parents  may  go  online 
to:  www.mbc.edii/pareiits/. 

The  current  Executive  Committee  of  the  Parents  Association  is  co-chaired  by 
Bill  and  Wendy  Wood  and  Harry  and  Allison  Jones.  Committee  members  are 
Carolyn  Lucado  Austin,  Brenda  Baker,  John  Cochran,  Marianne  and  Ed  Ferreol, 
Dorothy  Eddis  and  Lowell  Hott,  Annie  and  Michael  McAlexander,  Edith 
Shelley,  Ernestine  and  George  Sledd,  Rita  and  Charlie  TenBroeck,  Judy 
and  Jeffrey  Jorgensen,  and  Fred  Banister.  A 


New  Alumnae/i  Class  Leadership 

As  students  in  the  residential  college,  they  may  have  served  in  student  government, 
or  led  a  student  organization,  or  not.  Regardless  of  previous  student  leadership 
positions,  as  alumnae/i,  they  are  now  leading  their  classes  in  supporting  the  college 
and  its  strategic  plan. 

Dozens  were  called  on  by  the  Alumnae/i  Association  Board  of  Directors  to 
participate  in  Mary  Baldwin  College's  inaugural  Class  Leadership  Council  April 
21-23.  In  addition  to  receiving  an  update  from  MBC 
President  Pamela  Fox  and  members  of  the  college's  execu- 
tive staff,  and  touring  the  campus,  they  elected  class  officers 
to  lead  Reunion  programming  and  to  solicit  class  and  indi- 
vidual gifts  for  the  college.  Eventually,  the  Alumnae/i  Board 
would  like  to  have  in  place  a  system  where  officers  are  elect- 
ed every  five  years  —  at  Reunion  —  to  keep  classmates 
engaged  with  MBC  by  setting  up  mini-reunions,  gathering 
information  for  class  columns  (formerly  known  as  class 
notes  in  the  magazine  you  are  reading),  and  maintaining  con- 
tact with  the  college  about  significant  events.  The  Institutional  Advancement  team 
supports  the  Alumnae/i  Board's  efforts  and  is  providing  logistical  support. 

"As  our  strategic  plan  unfolds,  Mary  Baldwin's  success  requires  the  participa- 
tion, engagement,  and  support  of  our  alumnae/i,"  college  leaders  said  in  a  letter  to 
selected  alumnae/i  this  spring.  "Those  colleges  that  are  doing  well  are  the  ones 
that  have  a  class  leadership  structure.  We  beheve  that  the  results  of  this  new  initia- 
tive will  help  position  Mary  Baldwin  College  as  a  national  leader  in  liberal  arts 
education." 

The  class  leadership  program  is  being  piloted  this  year  with  alumnae/i  who 
graduated  in  class  years  that  end  in  2,  3,  7,  or  8.  A 


Spring  2006 


Book.  Book.  Book.  Our  Libraries  Expand  with  Works  by  Our  Own 


RETROSPECT: 

The  Tyson  Years  1985-2003 


Mary  Baldwin 
College  has  just 
published 
Retrospect: 
The  Tyson  Years 
1985-2003  by 
Patricia  Menk,  pro- 
fessor emerita  of  his- 
tory. The  result  of 
two  years'  work,  the 
book  details  the  chal- 
lenges, innovations, 
and  successes  of  the  college  during  the  long 
tenure  of  its  eighth  president,  Cynthia 
Haidenby  Tyson. 

Menk  thought  she  had  written  her  last 
book  about  Mary  Baldwin's  history  when 
she  completed  To  Live  in  Time,  a  compre- 
hensive history  published  in  1992  for  the 
college  sesquicentennial.  She  thought  the 
new  book  would  be  a  continuation  of  his- 
tory rather  than  a  biography  of  its  presi- 
dent. However,  as  she  quotes  MBC  Dean 
of  the  College  Emeritus  James  Lott  in  the 
book,  "It  is  unusual  in  modern  higher  edu- 
cation to  see  a  college  president  serve  as 
long  as  Cynthia  has.  And  those  years  have 
not  been  particularly  easy  ones  for  the  col- 
lege or  its  president."  Thus,  Menk  picked 
up  her  pen  again  at  the  behest  of  the  col- 
lege's Board  of  Trustees  to  write  specifical- 
ly about  the  Tyson  years. 

The  book,  in  10  sections  and  116  pages, 
was  heralded  at  book-signings  for  faculty, 
staff,  alumnae/i,  and  friends  of  the  college  on 
April  6.  That  evening  Drs.  Tyson  and  Menk 
were  feted  at  dinner  in  their  honor  with  the 
board  of  trustees. 

Menk  also  noted  in  the  preface  of 
Retrospect  that  she  was  "grateful  to  the 


board  of  trustees  for  authorizing  the  writ- 
ing of  the  book  and  in  particular  to  Pamela 
Fox,  the  present  president  of  Mary  Baldwin 
College,  who  so  generously  gave  her  time 
and  understanding.  She,  too,  is  a  remark- 
able woman." 

Retrospect:  The  Tyson  Years  1985-2003  is  on  sale 
for  $18  in  tine  college's  Alumnae/i  Association  Gift 
Shop,  Mary  Baldwin  Bookstore,  and  at  The 
Bookstack  in  downtown  Staunton. 

The  Essential  Department  Chair 


Yet  another  book 
from  the  Mary 
Baldwin  family  — 
this  one  the  begin- 
ning of  a  series  of 
books  —  has  been 
published:  The 
Essential 

Department  Chair, 
A  Practical  Guide  to 
College 
Administration  by 


'I"  ESSENTIAL 
DEPARTMENT 

CHAIR 


Jeffrey  BuUer,  vice  president  of  academic 
affairs  and  dean  of  the  college.  "This  is 
the  book  I  never  intended  to  write,"  said 
Buller.  Based  on  a  series  of  workshops  he 
presented  for  faculty  and  administrative 
development,  he  wrote  an  article  and  sub- 
mitted It  to  the  quarterly  journal  The 
Department  Chair.  After  several  subse- 
quent articles,  Anker  Publishers  took  note 
and  asked  Buller  to  expand  the  articles 
into  a  book. 

The  day  the  book  went  to  press. 
Anker  requested  another  one,  which  will 
be  48  chapters  long  and  titled  The 
Essential  Academic  Dean  to  be  published 
within  the  coming  year.  The  Essential 
Department  Chair  is  on  sale  at 
Amazon. corn  and  other  booksellers. 


Staunton's  Newtown: 
Portrait  of  a  Historic  District 

"How  would  you 
like  to  be  co-authors 
on  my  next  book?" 
That  was  one  of  the 
first  questions  posed 
by  Katharine  Brown, 
adjunct  professor  of 
history,  in  her 
Historic  Preservation 
class  in  2005.  Brown 
has  taught  the  course 
at  Mary  Baldwin 
College  for  close  to  25  years.  She  realized 
her  students  had  written  quite  a  bit  about 
the  city's  history  —  particularly  of  the 
Newtown  District,  which  is  listed  on  the 
National  Register  of  Historic  Places.  Their 
final  project  requires  them  to  research  a 
building  and  write  it  up  as  if  they  were  writ- 
ing a  nomination  narrative  for  a  listing  on 
the  National  Register  of  Historic  Places. 
That  stack  of  student  papers  was  incarnated 
in  her  latest  book,  Staunton's  Newtown: 
Portrait  of  a  Historic  District. 

"It  was  a  lot  of  fun  working  with  stu- 
dent papers  and  adding  my  own  narrative  to 
fill  in  parts  here  and  there,"  Brown  said.  She 
counted  about  28  student  papers  used  in  the 
book,  including  those  from  students  in  the 
Class  of  2005  and  from  previous  years  back 
to  1985,  all  of  whom  are  credited  in  the 
manuscript. 

More  than  250  photographs,  maps, 
and  drawings  throughout  the  book  help 
illustrate  the  story  from  Newtown's  forma- 
tion in  1787  to  its  recent  rediscovery'  and 
revival.  Staunton's  Newtown  is  available  at 
the  MBC  Bookstore,  The  Bookstack  in 
Staunton,  and  from  Lot's  Wife  Publishing,  of 
which  Brown  is  a  co-founder.  A 


KNOW 

THE  NEWS 
ANYTIME! 


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Mary  Baldwin  College  Magazine 


MBCSports 


12  Spring  2006 


5 


All-Conference  Players 


Katie  Spicer 

swimming 

second  team 

Lizzie  Coltrane 

swimming 

honorable  mention 

iVIaggie  Connelly 

swimming 

honorable  mention 

Shona  Fenner 

swimming 

honorable  mention 

Jessica  Carter 

basketball 

first  team 

Katrina  Scruggs 

basketball 

second  team 

Lindsay  Callison 

basketball 

honorable  mention 

Rayna  Henry 

basketball 

honorable  mention 

Mary  Baldwin  College  Magazine 


MBCArts-FineArts 


The 

BEAUTY 
SIMPLICITY 

HUNT 
GALLEPy 


A  special  place  to  showcase  artistic  work  by  students,  faculty, 
and  professionals  —  and  the  intern  who  makes  it  happen. 


By  Dawn  Medley 

TAKE  A  PEEK  into  the  50x30-foot  space 
on  the  first  floor  of  Lyda  B.  Hunt  Dining 
Hail  one  month  and  you  might  glimpse  the 
work  of  an  acclaimed  artist  such  as  Milo 
Russell,  Joan  Gaustad,  or  Chica  Teney. 
Come  back  another  month,  and  you  could 
see  the  yet-undiscovered  talent  of  Mary 
Baldwin  College  students.  At  another  time, 
you  might  find  an  intriguing  exhibit  of 
work  by  professors  such  as  Paul  Ryan, 
Anne  Hanger,  and  Jim  Sconyers. 

This  is  the  beauty  and  the  simplicin,' 
of  Hunt  Gallery.  Student,  faculty,  alumnae, 
and  other  professional  work  has  been 
shown  alternately  in  the  same  white- 
walled,  checkerboard-floored  arena  since 
1983.  Prior  to  that,  formal  art  displays 
were  essentially  homeless,  according  to 
College  Archivist  William  Pollard.  The  art 
department  was  housed  on  the  ground 
floor  of  Martha  Grafton  Library  when  it 
opened  in  1960,  and  art  was  largely  dis- 


played in  the  rooms  and  corridors  of  that 
building.  The  practice  of  displaying  a  few 
pieces  lingered  until  a  few  years  ago, 
Pollard  said.  In  keeping  with  the  tradition 
of  displaying  art  in  Grafton,  a  room  with 
glass  doors  on  the  main  level  of  the  library 
was  recently  set  up  by  Jim  Sconyers,  assis- 
tant professor  of  photography,  as  a  small 
printmaking  and  photography  gallery. 

The  art  department,  and  most  of  its 
art,  moved  to  Bertie  Murphy  Deming  Fine 
Arts  Center  when  the  college  purchased  it 
as  part  of  the  former  Staunton  Military 
Academy  campus  in  the  mid-1970s. 
Department  offices,  studios,  and  class- 
rooms are  located  there  today,  and  the 
hallway  space  on  the  first  floor  is  designat- 
ed as  Deming  Alternative  Gallery  for  dis- 
playing student  work. 

More  than  just  a  place  to  hang  or  dis- 
play art,  as  the  primary  on-campus  gallery, 
Hunt  is  a  classroom,  an  opportunity  to 


Spring  2006 


Above:  Susan  Paul  Firestone's  '68  show  Psychic  Stages  in  Hunt  Gallery,  February  2006 

Photos  right,  top  to  bottom:  Suzanna  Fields,  Sweet  Release,  acrylic,  2004;  ChicaTeney  sorts  her  paintings 
for  her  March  2006  exhibit  In  Hunt  Gallery;  Jihah  Moon,  Boscti's  trip  to  the  East,  acrylic  and  oil  on  paper, 
2003;  Martha  MacLeish,  untitled,  oil  on  canvas  over  shaped  wood,  2003 


interact  with  practicing  artists,  a  community 
arena  for  ideas,  and  student  preparation  for 
the  "real  world"  of  exhibiting,  Ryan  said. 
"The  gallery  also  provides  internship  oppor- 
tunities every  year,  which  has  proven  valuable 
for  students  who  go  on  to  graduate  school 
and  for  others  in  their  professional  work." 

Natural  light  from  a  wall  of  southwest- 
facing  windows,  plaster  walls,  and  lack  of 
climate  control  are  continual  challenges  for 
arranging  shows  in  Hunt  Gallery,  but  Ryan 
said  it  has  two  distinct  advantages:  its  loca- 
tion at  the  center  of  campus  and  its  compact 
size.  "The  space  is  exhibition-friendly  and 
flexible  for  different  types  of  shows. 
Through  [MBC  President]  Dr.  Fox's  long- 
range  planning,  we  are  working  to  alleviate 
some  of  its  issues,"  he  said. 

An  upgraded  gallery  would  open  up 
creative  possibilities.  Adding  climate  control 
would  make  it  possible  to  accommodate  his- 
torical shows,  and  other  updates  could  help 


bring  contemporary  shows  that  involve  frag- 
ile or  sensitive  materials,  or  those  which 
require  sophisticated  video  monitors,  digital 
projectors,  or  computers,  Ryan  said. 

Gallery  intern  Melissa  Baldwin  '06 
knows  the  eccentricities  and  charms  of 
MBC's  showcase  room  as 
well  as  anyone.  During  a 
full  year  of  work  —  most 
students  intern  for  one 
semester  —  she  has 
helped  set  up  nearly  a 
dozen  shows,  contacted 
artists,  written  press 
releases  and  artist  bios,  Melissa  Baldwin  '06 

and  is  working  to  catalog  more  than  10 
years  of  previous  shows. 

"I  had  been  attending  gallery  openings 
since  my  freshman  year,  but  I  didn't  realize 
there  was  an  opportunity  for  student 
involvement  for  a  while,"  said  Baldwin,  a 
double  major  in  studio  art  and  art  history. 


and  a  painter  herself.  "I  am  thrilled  to  have 
the  position  now.  Every  show  is  different, 
and  it's  enlightening  to  talk  to  the  artists 
before  their  shows,  and  then  meet  them." 

Aside  from  helpmg  set  up  monthly  dis- 
plays, Baldwin's  primary  project  has  been  to 
organize  slides,  pictures,  artist  information, 
and  correspondence  back  to  1992,  when 
Ryan  started  teaching  at  MBC.  She  has  cre- 
ated hard-copy  files  for  each  artist  that  will 
allow  people  to  find  pictures,  exhibit  dates, 
and  artist  information  in  a  snap. 

In  early  spring,  Baldwin  —  the  intern 
who  kept  busy  organizing  other  artists' 
shows  —  was  preparing  to  set  up  her  own. 
She  was  humbled  by  the  thought  that  her 
name  would  join  the  list  of  the  year's 
exhibitors,  some  who  have  done  shows 
nationally  and  internationally. 

Carolyn  Henne,  Sally  Bowring,  Susan 
Firestone  '68,  Melissa  Baldwin  '06.  Not  bad 
company.  Not  bad  at  all.  A 


Mary  Baldwin  College  Magazine 


16  Spring  2006 


By  Dawn  Medley 


iane  l-iiic  is  n  movie  music  junkie. 
She  admits  that  most  of  her  CD 
collection  is  movie  soundtracks. 
But  she's  not  talking  ahout  the  frivolous 
scores  at  Scary  Movie  or  Roiiiy  & 
Michelle's  High  School  Reunion.  Those 
that  stir  her  are  soundtracks  such  as  The 
Patriot.,  Raiders  of  the  Lost  Ark,  and 


1  can  t  say  I  ve  ever  gone  to  a  movie 
just  CO  hear  the  soundtrack,  but  I  have 
missed  parts  of  the  action  because  I've 
had  my  eyes  closed  to  listen  to  the 
music,"  she  said. 

Line's  passion  for  inspired  movie 
music  serves  her  well  in  her  dual  role  at 
Mary  Baldwin  College.  As  a  student  in 
the  Adult  Degree  Program  majoring  in 
music  and  as  director  of  the  MBC/VWIL 
marching  band,  music  is  basically  her  life. 
In  her  office  on  the  second  floor  of  the 
house  occupied  by  the  Virginia  Women's 


campus,  books  for  her  senior  thesis  on 
Mozart's  Requiem  and  courses  in  history 


pictures  of  her  tuning  up  with  Mary 
Baldwin  cadets  and  marching  in  the  Ohio 
State  University  band. 

"Mary  Baldwin  has  probably  been 
the  single  greatest  thing  to  happen  in  my 
life  —  from  my  first  conversation  with 
my  advisor,  Lallon  Pond  [associate  profes- 
sor of  business  administration!,  1  knew  it 
was  right,"  she  said. 

After  a  hiatus  from  higher  education 
of  nearly  2.5  years.  Line  returned  to  the 
classroom  as  a  music  history  major  at 
MBC  in  January  2005.  Less  than  a  month 
later,  she  was  working  as  director  of  the 
college's  marching  band,  which  had  just 
started  to  incorporate  non-VWIL  stu- 
dents. A  month  after  that,  she  was  on  a 
charter  bus  with  the  band,  headed  for 
New  York  City  and  the  group's  most  her- 


alded performance  —  as  part  of  that  city's 
annual  St.  Patrick's  Day  Parade. 

Things  continue  to  move  fast.  In 
preparation  for  graduation  in  May,  Line 
balanced  I  S  credit  hours  —  including  a 
senior  thesis  —  with  early  morning 
rehearsals,  weekly  evening  section  prac- 
tice, staff  meetings,  and  performances  in 
parades  on  campus  and  off,  including  a 
second  trip  to  NYC.  Seldom  boastful,  she 
is  proud  to  acknowledge  that  she  has 
maintained  a  3.76  overall  GPA. 

Line  grew  up  in  southwestern  Ohio, 
outside  Cincinnati,  where  her  mother  was 
a  professional  musician  who  played  flute 
in  city  and  regional  symphonies  and 
tutored  students  in  the  instrument.  Line 


and  by  14  she  was  playing  the  F'rench 
horn  in  public  appearances.  "Music  was 
everywhere  in  my  house,"  she  said. 

Line  was  a  music  education  major 
at  Ohio  State  University  in  1981  when 
she  joined  the  Air  Force  and  chose  to 
serve  in  the  band.  She  was  stationed  at 
Langley  Air  Force  Base  in  Hampton 
Roads,  Virginia,  and  traveled  frequently 
in  Virginia,  North  Carolina,  and 
Maryland  for  band  performances  as  a 
French  horn  player.  Line  compares  play- 
ing in  a  military  band  to  the  work  of  a 
public  relations  officer;  in  fact,  band 
units  are  organized  as  part  of  the  public 
relations  function  of  the  armed  forces, 
and  are  intended  to  build  morale  and 
recruit  members.  Line  explained.  As  the 
MBC/VWIL  Band  grows.  Line  hopes  it 
will  serve  that  purpose  at  MBC. 

"There  are  so  many  opportunities 
for  the  role  of  the  band  to  expand,"  she 
said,  citing  the  potential  for  performanc- 
es at  sporting  events  and  college-wide 
activities  such  as  Apple  Day. 

The  band  is  currently  composed  of 
about  40  students,  nine  of  whom  are  not 


in  VWIL.  Band  Director  Line  and 
Brigadier  Ceneral  Michael  Bissell,  com- 
mandant of  cadets,  are  working  toward  a 
60-niember  band  that  would  include 
about  30  non-cadet  students,  but  its  suc- 
cess isn't  strictly  measured  in  numbers. 

"We  have  been  given  freedom  to  try 
new  things,  like  non-military  marches," 
said  Line,  who  even  figured  out  a  way  to 
sneak  one  of  her  favorite  movie  pieces, 
composer  John  Williams'  majestic  theme 
from  The  Patriot,  into  the  line-up.  "The 
things  I'm  learning  in  class  about  mid-  to 
late- 19th-century  music  are  the  basis  for 
many  of  the  sweeping  musical  scores  in 
movies.  Those  pieces  work  well  for  the 
band,  too,"  she  said. 

The  Lexington  Christmas  Parade  in 
2005  brought  about  Line's  proudest 
moment  with  the  MBC/VWIL  Band.  "It 
was  Lexington  at  night,  and  they  looked 
so  sharp  when  they  did  a  half  turn  and 
played  in  front  of  the  judges'  stand.  I  was 
overwhelmed,"  said  Line.  The  unit  won 
best  marching  band  in  the  parade  — 
beating  Virginia  Military  Institute  on  its 
home  turf  for  the  fourth  time. 

Her  unique  position  as  an  ADP  stu- 
dent and  a  faculty  member  carries  more 
benefits  than  just  being  able  to  park 
almost  anywhere  on  campus.  She  has 
recruited  fellow  classmates  to  join  the 
band,  and  she  enjoys  interacting  with 
band  members  in  class  and  around  cam- 
pus, beyond  rehearsals.  Line  plans  to 
continue  as  band  director  after  gradua- 
tion, and  she  will  have  more  time  to  give 
private  lessons  —  which  she  has  done 
for  several  years  —  and  play  with  the 
Harrisonburg/Rockingham  County 
Concert  Band  near  her  home  in 
Massanutten,  Virginia. 

"I  truly  believe  there's  more  to. come 
from  the  band,  and  I  plan  to  see  it 
through,"  she  said.  A 


Mary  Baldwin  College  Magazine 


Exceptional 

Celebration: 


TULLIDGE  HALL 


By  Jenny  Howard 

TWENTY  YEARS  AGO  they  num- 
bered just  11.  Today  their  average  is  75. 
Back  then  they  lived  in  Tullidge  Residence 
Hall.  Today  they  reside  in  a  state-of-the- 
art  facility  on  the  former  site  of  Bailey 
Residence  Hall. 

What  has  stayed  the  same  in  the  20- 
year  history  of  the  Program  for  the 
Exceptionally  Gifted  (PEG)  at  Mary 
Baldwin  College  is  the  commitment  to 
give  e.xtraordinary  young  women  the 
chance  to  fulfill  their  academic  potential 
earlier  in  life.  For  the  last  two  decades 
PEG,  still  the  only  residential  program  of 
its  kind  in  the  nation,  has  given  academi- 
cally gifted  high  school-age  women  the 
opportunity  to  begin  college  one  to  four 
years  early. 

On  March  31  PEG  celebrated  its  20- 
year  milestone,  welcoming  back  former 
students,  staff,  and  directors,  including 
alumnae  dating  back  to  the  charter  class. 


Spring  2006 


KABLE  RESIDENCE  HALL 


PEG  CENTER 


SOUTH  BAILEY  HALL 


"It's  cool  to  see  people  who  have  done  this 
before,"  said  Nakita  Hanson  '06. 

Christine  "Tee"  Garrison,  the  first 
director  of  PEG,  shared  slides  and  anec- 
dotes of  the  early  days  of  the  program. 
"These  were  bright,  capable  kids  who  were 
bored  in  their  schools,"  she  told  the  crowd. 
"At  Mary  Baldwin  they  were  in  a  group  of 
intellectual  peers  and  could  feel  good  about 
themselves." 

Celeste  Rhodes,  former  director  and 
executive  director  of  PEG,  also  spoke  of  the 
challenges  and  victories.  Rhodes  thanked 
the  earliest  alumnae  who  had  come  on  "a 
wing  and  a  prayer"  and  their  families  for 
having  the  courage  to  send  their  daughters 
to  such  a  new  program.  One  of  her  key 
goals  was  achieved  when  then-President 
Cynthia  Haldenby  Tyson  wrote  a  letter  to 
the  Malone  Family  Foundation  articulating 
the  college's  long-term  commitment  to  PEG. 

Razel  Solow,  director  of  PEG  research. 


and  her  associate,  Emma  Leed  Branch  '05, 
presented  highlights  from  their  research 
study  funded  by  the  Malone  Family 
Foundation  and  conducted  over  the  past 
three  years.  Solow  received  a  contract  for 
her  book  Lives  of  Purpose,  which  will  detail 
findings  from  the  study.  The  book  will  look 
at  PEG  graduates  and  examine  five  in 
depth,  covering  topics  like  popular  miscon- 
ceptions about  gifted  individuals.  It  is  likely 
to  be  published  near  the  end  of  2007. 
Research  for  the  project  was  begun  by 
Rhodes,  who  retired  due  to  illness  but 
remains  a  consultant. 

Four  current  PEG  students  discussed 
their  work  mentoring  local  elementary  and 
middle  school  students  in  two  area  schools: 
McSwain  Elementary  and  Stuart  Hall.  Pia 
Adolphsen  '09,  Samantha  Smith  '09, 
Joanna  Bischoff  '09,  and  Emily  Mindrebo 
'09  have  advised  students  on  Battle  of  the 
Books,  a  reading  program,  as  well  as 


Passion  Projects,  a  task  m  which  students 
pursue  interests  ranging  from  volcanoes  to 
an  original  Claymation  film,  and  a  geodesic 
dome  made  of  newspaper. 

Six  former  PEG  students  spoke  of 
their  experiences  in  the  program  as  well  as 
life  after  PEG.  The  alumnae  panel  included 
Dori  Akerman  '92,  Diana  Ballard  '91, 
Rose  Chu  Beck  '92,  Damaris  Christensen 
'90,  Mary  Rebekah  Cox  Hadfield  '92,  and 
Anne  Byford  '89.  They  regaled  the  crowd 
with  tales  of  what  it's  like  to  be  the 
youngest  person  in  your  first  job  after  col- 
lege and  how  fortunate  it  is  to  make  mis- 
takes early  in  life  with  extra  time  to 
e.xplore  options. 

Elizabeth  Connell  '92,  current  direc- 
tor of  PEG,  summed  up  the  feeling  of 
many  in  attendance  at  the  reunion.  "It's  a 
place  where  young  women  come  to  devel- 
op who  they  are,"  she  said.  "And  who 
thev  can  be."  A 


Mary  Baldwin  College  Magazine 


Student  Ingenuity  Showcased 
at  First  Capstone  Festival 


By  Dawn  Medley 


Some  colleges  and  universities  don't  offer 
it.  Others  do,  but  students  have  to 
make  a  point  of  asking  for  it.  At  Mary 
Baldwin  College  and  very  few  other  institu- 
tions, it  is  a  requirement. 

"It"  is  a  significant,  original  research 
or  creative  project  by  undergraduates  — 
as  the  culminating  effort  of  a  student's 
senior  year  at  MBC.  The  senior  thesis  is 
part  of  a  group  of  activities  that  get  stu- 
dents ready  for  life  after  college.  Recently 
termed  the  Capstone  Experience,  it  is  a 
vital  component  of  the  Mary  Baldwin 
College  Advantage.  It  is  not  only  innova- 
tive, it  is  inspiring. 

"It  gives  you  a  feeling  of  esteem  — 
more  than  if  you  had  just  completed 
coursework,"  said  senior  Nakita  Hanson, 
who  finished  her  project  in  spring  semester. 
Her  thesis  examined  why  Americans  are 
drowning  in  debt  at  a  younger  age.  "For 
me,  it  represented  closure  of  my  undergrad- 
uate years  and  gave  me  confidence  that  I 
have  learned  the  work  ethic  and  skills  to 
do  what  will  be  necessary  to  write  graduate 
papers  or  a  dissertation." 

Topics  are  as  varied  as  MBC  students' 
backgrounds  and  imaginations.  Hanson's 
was  one  of  an  elite  group  nominated  for  a 
new  event  this  year,  the  Capstone  Festival, 
that  showcased  exceptional  senior  projects 
for  the  entire  college  community  during 
May  Term.  A  quick  survey  of  the  list  of 
entries  on  page  21  gives  a  glimpse  of  the 
intellectual  diversity  students  display  in  any 
given  year.  The  first  Capstone  Festival  was 
held  May  3  in  celebration  of  authentic  aca- 
demic achievement. 


The  process  each  senior  goes  through 
demonstrates  MBC's  faith  in  its  students' 
abilities  and  inventiveness.  Although  the 
process  differs  slightly  among  disciplines,  a 
few  things  are  constant  and  clear:  Students 
propose  and  develop  their  topic;  they  conduct 
experiments,  interviews,  and 
research;  they  present  their 
projects  in  a  public  forum;  and 
they  defend  their  work  for  an 
audience  of  peers,  professors, 
and  guests.  With  the  Capstone 
Festival  a  reality,  a  select  num- 
ber of  students  go  one  step 
beyond  the  normal  process  to 
present  their  work  at  the  festi- 
val. 

Paul  Callo,  assistant  pro- 
fessor of  biology,  said  the 
range  of  topics  often  pushes 
professors  outside  their  com- 
fort zones,  too.  He  advised 
four  projects  this  year,  which 
included  a  survey  of  blood  parasites  in 
Hooded  Warbler  populations,  a  study  con- 
ducted in  Idaho  of  the  influence  of  hunting 
pressure  on  habitat  selection  in  ducks,  and 
the  effect  of  a  common  brand  of  weed  killer 
on  tadpole  development. 

The  journey  from  inspiration  to  presen- 
tation of  one  of  Callo's  advisees,  Kira 
Cherrix,  provides  a  model  of  the  senior  proj- 
ect process.  At  an  individual  advising  session 
in  March,  outfitted  with  her  Dell  Inspiron 
laptop,  Cherrix  got  down  to  business  updat- 
ing the  professor  about  the  data  her  mice 
produced.  She  brought  up  graphs  and 
spreadsheets  showing  their  calorie  consump- 


"It  gives  you 

a  feeling  of 

esteem  — 

more  than  if 

you  had  just 
completed 

coursework." 

—  Nakita  Hanson  '06 


tion,  weight,  and  carbon  dioxide  and  oxy- 
gen production,  and  spoke  with  confidence 
about  her  findings  and  next  steps.  How  did 
she  get  from  the  kernel  of  an  idea  to  this 
point,  and  where  would  it  go  from  there? 
Cherrix's  study  started  with  a  clean 

slate.  Some  academic  depart- 
ments at  MBC  guide  student 
projects  by  setting  an  overall 
topic  that  students  work  with- 
in. Biology  majors  can  design 
almost  any  research  they 
choose  —  as  long  as  it  can  be 
conducted  at  the  college  or  an 
approved  off-site  location.  Her 
original  idea  was  to  determine 
if  there  is  a  correlation 
between  blood  types  and 
hypoglycemia,  but  human  sub- 
jects are  off-limits  at  MBC. 
Cherrix  moved  on  to  other 
mammals  and  remembered  a 
question  that  had  come  up  at 
a  friend's  senior  thesis  defense  at  Mary 
Baldwin  the  previous  year.  Cherrix's  friend 
had  not  been  able  to  go  back  into  the  lab 
to  answer  an  inquiry  about  how  artificial 
sweeteners  affect  the  metabolic  rate  and 
calorie  intake  of  mice.  Cherrix  decided  she 
would  continue  the  study,  building  on  the 
foundation  laid  by  the  alumna. 

When  the  topic  was  set,  the  mice 
arrived,  21  of  them.  During  the  four-week 
experimentation  period,  Cherrix  learned  to 
deal  with  live  subjects,  and  she  was  grateful 
there  was  no  need  to  revise  her  original  the- 
sis. The  penultimate  step  was  writing  a  sub- 
stantial paper  —  made  a  bit  easier  for 


Spring  2006 


Senior  Projects  Nominated 

for  MBC's  First  Capstone  Festival: 

SadeAraballo  Blacks  in  Catholicism 

Ashley  Barksdale  Why  Am  I  Not  a  Mexican?  Mexican  Nationalism  and  Indigenous  Identity 

Sarah  Becker  Drug  Induction  and  Neutralization  of  Schizophrenia  and  Parkinson's  Disease  in  Mice 

Sarah  Benkendorf  Musical  Selections  from  Senior  Voice  Recital 

Harriet  Blackwell  Where  Did  She  Go?  An  Analysis  of  Media  Coverage  of  Missing  Black  Women 

Jessica  Cannon  The  Puzzling  Mysteries  of  Life 

Kira  Cherrix  The  Effects  of  Nuclear  Testing  on  the  People  and  Environment  of  Nevada 

Allison  Ford  Mathematical  Issues  Related  to  Structural  Treatment  Interruption  in  HIV  Dynamics 

Nakita  Hanson  The  Life  Cycle  Hypothesis  of  Saving  Is  Dead;  Long  Live  the  Life  Cycle  Hypothesis 

Tomesha  Hart  Aggressive  Music  and  Adolescents:  Does  Music  Negatively  Influence  Adolescent  Behavior? 

Lanae  Hawkins  The  Creation  of  the  Baldwin  Program  Board  Website 

Johnice  Hill  Mount  Zion  Congregational  Church:  Finances,  Work  of  Women,  and  Daily  Operations,  1879-1890 

Stephanie  Hooper  Oh  Give  Me  Land:  Exploitation  and  Abuse  of  Land  Legislation  in  the  West 

Hilary  Hott  1 :    Excerpts  from  Senior  Repertoire,  musical  presentation 

2:    Bleomycin-lnduced  Pulmonary  Fibrosis:  Egr-1  and  Sp3  Induction 

Megan  Huffman  Headspace  Analysis  of  Incense 

Tiffany  Jackson  The  FBI  Sabotage  of  Marcus  Garvey  as  He  Followed  the  Philosophy  of  BookerT  Washington 

Therese  Landin  1 :   A  Study  of  Body  Composition  Testing  Methods  of  the  United  States  Air  Force 

2:   Do  We  Always  Support  Our  Troops?  An  Analysis  of  Public  Opinion  and  the  Military  in  America 

Cara  Magolda  Continuity  of  Care  for  Low-Birth-Weight  Infants  in  Virginia's  Neonatal  Intensive  Care  Units 

Jill  Montgomery  Deere  &  Company 

Angela  Paschal  Woman's  Eye  View 

Ellis  Raiford  TIME  ::  CHANGE,  an  art  presentation 

Rachel  Rorer  'To  Kill  and  Destroy'  Death  by  Law:  The  Wolf  in  Colonial  Virginia 

Lauren  Sobers  The  Development  of  the  Modern  American  Interstate  Highway  System 

Samantha  Sprole  The  Ouest  Program:  Student  Spirituality  in  Motion 

Belena  Stuart  Why  Has  the  Democracy  Movement  in  Burma  Been  Unsuccessful? 

Heather  Tyler  Henry  Agard  Wallace's  Shift  to  Practical  Politics 


Cherrix  because  her  research  seemed  to  be 
showing  the  effect  she  anticipated.  As  the 
college  intended,  the  paper  tied  together 
many  parts  of  her  studies  at  MBC,  reaching 
beyond  biology.  Then,  like  her  friend  the 
year  before,  she  defended  her  research  and 
conclusions  with  a  presentation  to  profes- 
sors, classmates,  and  other  interested  peo- 
ple. She  was  asked  pointed  questions  and 
needed  to  think  on  her  feet. 

Interestingly,  results  and  data  are 
often  not  the  only,  or  even  the  major, 
aspect  on  which  professors  judge  student 
performance.  "We  are  at  least  as  interested, 
if  not  more  interested,  in  how  you  deal 
with  the  obstacles  in  your  research  —  how 
you  redesign  or  get  around  them  —  as  we 


are  in  the  data,"  said  Lundy  Pentz,  associ- 
ate professor  of  biology,  to  students  in  a 
mid-semester  biology  senior  seminar  class. 
"The  goal  is  that  you  have  the  experience 
of  research.  Making  a  wonderful  discovery 
is  an  added  benefit." 

But  Cherrix  was  not  nervous.  In  fact, 
the  process  was  old  hat  for  her,  as  she  had 
already  written  and  delivered  a  senior  the- 
sis in  history  the  previous  semester.  She 
also  earned  a  Capstone  Festival  nomina- 
tion for  that  work  about  the  effects  of 
nuclear  testing  on  the  people  and  environ- 
ment of  Nevada.  She's  planning  to  use 
and  e.xpand  on  it  for  graduate  school 
entrance  essays. 

"The  [Capstone]  festival  will,  I  think. 


motivate  people  to  do  well  on  their  senior 
projects  so  they  can  be  part  of  it.  You  put 
so  much  effort  into  your  thesis  and  it's 
rewarding  to  have  others  recognize  that," 
Cherrix  said. 

While  still  in  the  midst  of  her  biology 
project,  Cherrix  presented  her  history  thesis 
at  the  regional  meeting  of  Phi  Alpha  Theta, 
the  national  history  honor  society',  in 
Lexington,  Virginia.  Her  paper  earned  second 
prize  in  the  American  history  undergraduate 
section,  and  she'll  receive  an  award  and  cer- 
tificate from  the  national  organization. 

Cherrix's  advice  for  not  sweating  the 
senior  project:  "Start  early  ...  as  early  as 
you're  comfortable.  Enjoy  it.  It's  the  last  thing 
\ou"ll  do  here.  It  will  be  your  legacy."  ▲ 


Mary  Baldwin  College  Magazine 


GLOBAL  CITIZENSHIP 


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Conflict.  It  can  be  as  petty  as 
siblings  fighting  over  who  gets 
to  play  with  a  video  ganne  first 
—  or  as  tragic  as  the  tension 
between  Arabs  and  Israelis 
that  has  led  to  the  loss  of 
thousands  of  lives.  Peace.  The 
easy  part  is  l<nowing  you  want 
it.  A  new  minor  dealing  with 
such  issues  debuts  at  IVIary 
Baldwin  College  in  fall  2006. 


22  Spring  2006 


By  Dawn  Medley 

The  college's  new  minor  in  peacemaking  and  conflict  resolution  responds 
to  growing  concern  about  how  to  encourage  peaceful  solutions  to  con- 
flicts that  rage  around  the  globe.  The  program  will  provide  the  world 
with  a  few  more  people  each  year  who  are  educated  in  peace  studies,  said 
Roderic  Owen,  professor  of  philosophy  and  coordinator  of  the  minor. 

"It's  one  type  of  academic  response  to  the  college's  focus  on  global  citizen- 
ship in  a  diverse  world.  Part  of  understanding  diversity  is  to  learn  how  cultures 
and  religions  deal  with  conflict  and  unrest,"  said  Owen. 

Mary  Baldwin's  commitment  to  promoting  cross-cultural  understanding  is 
well  established.  During  the  1970s,  studies  were  focused  primarily  on  Western 
philosophical  thought  and  Judeo/Christian  religion,  as  they  were  at  most  phi- 
losophy and  religion  programs  at  American  colleges  and  universities.  The  addi- 
tion of  Asian  studies  at  MBC  in  the  early  1980s  signaled  an  expansion  in 
course  offerings,  and  philosophy  and  religion  was  one  of  the  first  departments 
to  extend  its  curriculum  as  well.  The  two  departments  have  a  close  relation- 
ship, sharing  several  courses  and  working  together  on  new  initiatives. 

Philosophy  and  religion  again  demonstrated  its  desire  for  diverse  studies  by 
spearheading  the  creation  of  a  minor  in  African  American  studies  nearly  a 
decade  ago.  The  department's  strength  continues  to  reside  in  its  collaboration 
with  other  academic  departments  at  MBC,  and  its  ability  to  make  connections 
with  pertinent  local  and  global  issues.  The  addition  of  a  second  interdiscipli- 
nary minor  under  the  philosophy/religion  umbrella  is  further  testament  to  that 
collaboration.  Peacemaking  and  conflict  resolution  will  include  three  required 
courses  —  nine  hours  —  that  cover  communication,  psychology,  philosophy, 
and  religion  fundamentals.  An  additional  nine  hours  can  be  chosen  from  a 
broad  range  of  courses  in  subjects  from  anthropology  to  sociology.  Three  hours 
of  internship  credit  round  out  the  program.  The  minor's  only  new  course, 
taught  by  Owen,  will  focus  on  Ghandi's  life  and  teachings. 

Owen  has  been  contemplating  the  idea  of  a  peace  studies  program  for 
nearly  a  decade,  and  now  the  elements  are  in  place  for  the  college  to  support  it, 
he  said.  The  addition  of  faculty  members  in  communication,  psychology,  and 
sociology,  and  new  course  offerings  coUegewide  that  study  relationships 
between  races,  cultures,  and  genders,  while  emphasizing  service,  create  an  envi- 
ronment where  peace  studies  can  flourish. 

Mahala  Burn  '07,  biology  major  and  religion  minor,  said  several  of  the 
courses  she  has  taken  have  been  rooted  in  intercultural  and  interfaith  under- 
standing. "Faith,  Life,  and  Service  allowed  students  of  many  faiths  to  connect 
and  speak  of  spiritual  issues  in  an  academic  setting,"  she  said.  "Science  and 
Religion  addressed  the  conflict  between  the  faith  in  the  divine  and  faith  in  sci- 
entific law,  and  offered  possible  resolutions." 

The  peacemaking  minor  also  connects  with  MBC's  new  General  Education 
program  (followed  by  all  students),  as  well  as  an  emerging  international  body  of 
research  and  practice  focused  on  mediation,  peacemaking,  and  nonviolent  conflict 

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Philosophy/Religion: 

A  Combination  That  Works 

A  single  department  that  houses  philosophy 
and  religion  is  a  bit  of  an  anonnaiy,  even  at  a 
small,  liberal  arts  college,  explained  Owen. 
"Most  colleges  and  universities  separate  the 
two  into  distinct  disciplines,"  he  said. 

So  why  has  MBC  retained  a  combined 
department?  Its  full-time  faculty  has  dual  inter- 
ests in  both  philosophical  and  religious  theo- 
ries and  practice.  Professor  of  Religion  James 
Oilman  holds  degrees  in  both  divinity  and  phi- 
losophy. Professor  of  Philosophy  and 
Assistant  Dean  of  the  College  Edward  Scott, 
who  holds  a  PhD  in  philosophy,  is  also  pastor 
of  Allen  Chapel  AME  in  Staunton.  Owen  stud- 
ied philosophy  and  religion  at  the  undergradu- 
ate level,  focused  his  graduate  studies  in 
ethics,  and  completed  his  doctoral  studies  by 
analyzing  the  moral  and  spiritual  development 
of  college  students.  Almost  all  faculty  in  the 
department  have  social,  political,  and  personal 
commitments  to  mediation  as  well.  Gilman  is 
a  certified  mediator,  and  both  he  and  Owen 
actively  support  mediation  services  through 
the  regional  Community  Mediation  Center, 
which  helps  citizens  and  organizations  reach 
creative,  harmonious  solutions  before  involv- 
ing the  legal  system. 

The  full-time  faculty  is  rounded  out  with 
four  professors  who  instruct  some  philosophy 
and  religion  courses  in  addition  to  other  cam- 
pus responsibilities.  Several  professors  from 
other  disciplines,  whose  courses  are  cross-list- 
ed in  the  academic  catalog,  and  a  number  of 
adjunct  professors  complete  the  lineup. 

Philosophy  and  religion's  position  as  a 
single  discipline  allows  for  smooth  cooperation 
with  other  departments  and  for  support  of  col- 
legewide  goals.  Students  have  the  opportunity 
to  choose  a  major  in  philosophy,  or  religion,  or 
a  combination  of  the  two.  Minors  in  philoso- 
phy, religion,  and  ministry  are  also  offered.  The 
department  works  with  other  disciplines  on 
community  outreach  efforts,  such  as  the  annu- 
al Martin  Luther  King  Jr.  March  for  Peace  and 
Justice,  the  Virginia  Foundation  for 
Independent  Colleges  Ethics  Bowl,  the  col- 
lege's chapter  of  Habitat  for  Humanity  and 
newly  emerging  community  service  and  serv- 
ice learning  opportunities. 


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LOBAL  CITIZENSHIP 


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resolution.  There  is  a  growing  interest  in 
understanding  cross-cultural  and  multi- 
cultural group  interaction  at  the  college 
and  in  the  larger  community.  More  than 
250  similar  undergraduate  programs 
exist  around  the  country,  and  MBC's  will 
look  at  peacemaking  from  religious  and 
secular  viewpoints  in  local,  regional,  and 
global  contexts,  Owen  said. 

Students  who  complete  the  minor 
will  be  prepared  to  enter  graduate  pro- 
grams in  the  field.  Among  the  profession- 
al options  for  those  who  study  the  disci- 
pline are  working  at  peace  centers 
around  the  world,  writing  policy  for  gov- 
ernment agencies,  and  using  principles  of 
conflict  resolution  in  almost  any  field. 

Jessica  Carrigo  '09  was  full  of 
questions  after  hearing  about  the  minor 
for  the  first  time,  but  she  quickly  start- 


ed thinking  about  how  well  it  would  fit 
into  her  educational  plans.  "I'm  really 
interested  in  the  course  on  Gandhi," 
said  Carrigo,  who  is  leaning  toward  a 
major  in  psychology.  "I'd  also  like  to 
explore  the  psychological  components 
of  peacemaking,  like,  is  the  ability  to 
create  peaceful  solutions  linked  to  cer- 
tain parts  of  the  brain?" 

The  new  minor  will  further  comple- 
ment the  Mary  Baldwin  College 
Advantage  by  encouraging  community 
service,  internships,  and  international 
education  opportunities.  It  will  also 
enhance  Quest,  an  MBC  signature  pro- 
gram that  encourages  spiritual  growth 
through  community  service,  coursework, 
discussion,  and  co-curricular  activities. 
Burn  said  her  membership  in  Quest, 
which  is  directed  by  college  chaplain. 


Rev.  Patricia  Hunt,  encourages  her  to  be 
"more  understanding  and  open-minded." 

McCall  Carter  '07  was  one  of  a  few 
students  who  learned  about  the  minor  in 
its  early  stages  in  spring  2006.  "My 
dream  job  is  to  work  for  the  United 
Nations,"  said  Carter,  a  philosophy  and 
political  science  major.  "Focusing  my 
efforts  to  study  peacemaking  and  com- 
plete this  minor  will  benefit  me  immense- 
ly in  a  role  in  that  organization." 

MBC's  initiative  to  create  a  peace- 
making and  conflict  resolution  minor 
responds  to  student  and  faculty  interest, 
and  it  reflects  well  on  the  college.  Carter 
said.  "It  is  an  important  subject  today 
because  U.S.  foreign  policy  is  heavy  on 
the  military  side.  The  country  and  the 
world  could  use  more  people  who  are 
aware  of  alternative  solutions."  ▲ 


A  Global  Perspective:  'It's  Up  to  Me  ...'  Says  May  '06 


Elizabeth  May  '06  says  the  seeds  for  her 
desire  to  study  acts  of  genocide  —  primarily 
those  perpetrated  during  the  Holocaust  — 
were  planted  early  in  her  life  by  her  humani- 
tarian parents.  Her  childhood  was  spent 
among  Native  Americans  in  North  Carolina 
where  her  father  worked  as  an  Indian 
Health  Service  pharmacist  at  Cherokee 
Indian  Hospital.  Although  she  realizes, 
looking  back  at  pictures  of  birthday  parties 
and  sports  teams,  that  she  was  the  ethnic 
minority  in  that  area,  she  never  once  felt 
singled  out  because  of  it.  The  unconditional 


acceptance  May  felt  growing  up  makes 
events  like  the  Holocaust  all  the  more 
unbelievable  and  horrendous  to  her. 

May  started  at  Mary  Baldwin  as  a 
psychology  major,  but  soon  realized  her 
interest  in  humanity  grew  out  of  curiosity 
about  persecution  and  survival.  With  her 
academic  advisor  Daniel  Stuhlsatz,  assis- 
tant professor  of  sociology,  she  developed 
an  independent  major  in  Holocaust  and 
genocide  studies.  May  combined  many  of 
the  disciplines  and  elements  that  would 
later  come  together  in  MBC's  new  minor  in 


Spring  2006 


A  Global  Perspective:  Htut  Appreciates  '...So  Many  Freedoms' 


'When  you  come 
from  a  place  like  I  do, 
though,  you  really 
appreciate  the  govern- 
ment and  the  peace 
here.  You  have  so 
many  freedoms  and 
can  make  your  voices 
heard  without  punish- 
ment. I  have  the 
advantage  of  knowing 
how  important  that  is.' 


"It  has  been  a  long  journey,"  said  Aye 
Htut,  referring  to  her  college  education. 
Htut,  28,  graduated  from  high  school  in 
her  native  Burma  —  now  called  Union  of 
Myanmar  —  10  years  ago,  and  she 
recently  finished  her  first  semester  at 
Mary  Baldwin  College. 

Political  instability  and  frequent  uni- 
versity closures  in  her  home  country 
forced  her  to  seek  higher  education  in 
Singapore,  where  she  attended  classes 
at  no  cost  for  three  years  in  exchange  for 
her  commitment  to  work  in  that  country 
for  the  next  three  years.  Her  family's  cir- 
cumstances finally  improved  enough  to 
allow  her  to  come  to  the  United  States 
for  education  a  few  years  ago,  and  she 
enrolled  at  California  State  University. 
MBC  is  her  fourth  —  and,  she  hopes, 
final  —  step  toward  earning  an  under- 
graduate degree  that  has  taken  nearly  a 
dozen  years  and  spanned  three  countries. 

The  state  of  political  unrest  in 
Burma,  a  country  controlled  by  military 
regimes  since  1962,  is  no  secret.  In 
1988,  counter-government  uprisings 
sparked  violent  retorts  by  authorities, 
and  Htut's  family  was  not  spared  in  the 
ongoing  strife.  During  her  childhood,  her 
father  was  repeatedly  jailed  for  sup- 
posed government  opposition  and  came 
close  to  dying  in  prison  before  he  was 


permanently  released. 

Htut  found  Mary  Baldwin  through 
alumna  and  fellow  Burmese  native  Lin 
Lin  Aung  '03,  who  worked  with  Htut's 
mother  in  Bangkok,  Thailand. 

She  is  living  in  a  residence  hall  on 
campus  for  the  first  time  in  her  under- 
graduate career  and  enjoys  the  cultural 
exchange  that  seems  to  come  so  easily 
for  other  MBC  students.  Htut  believes 
that  anything  the  college  does  to  encour- 
age that  exchange,  as  well  as  ways  that 
learning  about  other  cultures  can  lead  to 
peace,  is  a  move  in  the  right  direction. 

"It's  human  nature  to  complain, 
especially  about  politics  and  government, 
and,  of  course,  that  includes  people  in 
America,"  Htut  said.  "When  you  come 
from  a  place  like  I  do,  though,  you  really 
appreciate  the  government  and  the  peace 
here.  You  have  so  many  freedoms  and 
can  make  your  voices  heard  without  pun- 
ishment. I  have  the  advantage  of  know- 
ing how  important  that  is." 

Htut  would  like  to  attend  graduate 
school  after  Mary  Baldwin  to  prepare 
herself  for  a  return  to  Burma.  "I  am  one 
of  many  people  hoping  for  change  for 
the  better  in  my  country.  When  that 
time  comes,  we  want  to  be  ready  to 
return  and  offer  our  skills  to  our  people," 
she  said. 


peacemaking  and  conflict  resolution. 

"I  want  to  understand  how  a  person 
can  kill  another  person  with  a  clear  con- 
science or  commit  other  horrendous 
crimes,  and  still  go  home  at  night,  tuck  in 
the  children,  and  be  able  to  sleep.  It's  up  to 
me,  and  the  other  people  who  study  this 
history,  to  figure  out  how  that  happens  and 
stop  it  from  repeating,"  May  said. 

Tapping  into  courses  in  psychology, 
sociology,  history,  marketing  communica- 
tion, philosophy  and  religion,  and  political 
science.  May's  major  is  truly  interdiscipli- 


nary. Her  professors'  expertise  and  guid- 
ance have  helped  her  create  independent 
study  courses  —  classes  that  she  organiz- 
es with  professors  one-on-one  —  such 
as  Sociological  Impact  of  the  Nuremburg 
Laws,  and  Nazi  Propaganda. 

As  a  junior.  May  attended  the  nation- 
al Peacemakers  Training  Institute,  spon- 
sored by  the  Fellowship  of  Reconciliation 
in  Pennsylvania.  The  group  of  students 
from  across  the  country  covered  difficult 
issues,  such  as  poverty,  industry,  poli- 
tics, treatment  of  migrant  workers,  and 


food  production  in  an  effort  to  examine 
peace,  May  said.  With  the  creation  of 
the  minor  in  peacemaking.  Professor 
Roderic  Owen  hopes  to  nominate  at 
least  one  Mary  Baldwin  student  each 
year  for  that  conference.  In  spring  2006, 
May  interned  with  the  Human  Rights 
Campaign  in  Washington  DC,  continuing 
her  exposure  to  ideas  about  how  inequal- 
ity leads  to  conflict. 

"I  can  think  of  nothing  more  impor- 
tant than  instruction  in  learning  how  to 
live  harmoniously,"  she  said. 


Mary  Baldwin  College  Magazine 


Charlotte  Jackson  Berry  '51 
Defines  Civic  Engagement 


Her  civic  engagement  began  in  childhood  —  she  collected 
dimes  for  the  American  Red  Cross  and  raised  $13  for  the 
children's  milk  charity  fund.  It  was  only  a  matter  of  time 
before  she  took  on  ever  greater  roles  in  community  service. 


Spring  2006 


By  Carol  Larson  and  Dawn  Medley 


When  Charlotte  Jackson  Berry  '5 1 
"talked  the  talk"  about  civic  serv- 
ice as  Mary  Baldwin  College's 
2006  Commencement  speaker  May  21,  the 
audience  was  assured  that  she  has  also 
"walked  the  walk."  She  spoke  about  the 
reality  of  community  activism  and  volun- 
teerism  in  a  way  that  only  one,  who  has  con- 
nected deeply  with  the  topic,  can.  She  grew 
up  in  a  family  that  believed  helping  others 
was  part  of  life,  and  her  own  service  started 
early.  Her  whole  life's  work  was  all  the 
preparation  she  needed  for  this  —  her  second 
—  Mary  Baldwin  Commencement  address. 

"In  1989, 1  spoke  at  Mary  Baldwin's 
Commencement  about  women's  struggle 
between  being  a  career  woman  or  a  home- 
maker.  My  advice  was  to  do  what  makes 
you  happy  and  is  the  most  benefit  to  those 
around  you,"  said  Berry. 

"Women's  roles  have  changed,  as  we 
expected  they  would,  but  my  advice  still 
holds  true  and  applies  directly  to  volun- 
teerism,  too.  There  is  a  growing  movement 
that,  no  matter  what  other  decisions  one 
makes  in  life,  he  or  she  should  give  back 
with  their  time,  talents,  and  treasures,"  she 
said. 

First  as  Charlotte  Marshall  Jackson  (her 
maiden  name),  then  as  Charlotte  Jackson 
Lunsford  (the  name  of  her  first  husband,  who 
passed  away  in  1980),  and  now  as  Charlotte 
Jackson  Berry  (the  name  of  her  current  hus- 
band, also  an  active  volunteer),  she  continues 
to  blaze  a  path  of  inspiring  community  serv- 
ice. She  was  recently  in  Moldova  —  a  poor 
Eastern  European  country  that  was  formerly 
part  of  the  Soviet  Union  —  to  aid  grassroots 
volunteer  organizations. 

It  was  a  different  Mary  Baldwin 
College  when  Charlotte  Marshall  Jackson 
commenced  in  1951.  Students  in  that  decade 
climbed  the  same  steep  hills  as  today's  stu- 
dents, but  in  loafers  and  ankle  socks  instead 
of  platforms  or  flip-flops.  They  played 
bridge  in  The  Club  and  attended  Book  Teas 
at  the  library  in  lieu  of  hearing  comedians  in 
the  Nuthouse  or  seeing  current  movies  in 
Francis  (with  free  popcorn).  However,  young 
Charlotte  Jackson's  goal  of  serving  the 
world  around  her  is  shared  by  many  stu- 
dents at  Mary  Baldwin  today. 

"The  scenario  is  much  more  global 
now.  We  didn't  used  to  talk  about  interna- 
tional volunteerism,  but  that  is  the  impera- 
tive today,"  Berry  said.  "Students  are 
encouraged  to  think  about  service  not  only 
as  an  activity,  but  also  as  an  academic  expe- 
rience." 

Charlotte  Jackson  was  a  tireless  stu- 
dent. From  the  1951  Bluestocking  yeAthook, 


one  learns  that  she  was  from  Memphis, 
Tennessee,  and  a  candidate  for  a  bachelor  of 
arts  in  psychology.  The  book  also  reveals 
that,  in  addition  to  being  May 
Queen,  she  was  head  of  house  in 
Rose  Terrace,  and  a  member  of 
the  Student  Government 
Association's  executive  com- 
mittee and  Student  Council.  ^Kf^ 
She  belonged  to  several  ath-              -^™ 
letic  groups,  including 
Dolphin  Club  (promoting 
swimming).  Monogram  Club 
(sports  participation  and 
sportsmanship),  swimming, 
basketball.  Athletic  Association,  W 
and  YWCA  committee.  Not  sur- 
prisingly, she  was  listed  in  Who's  Berry 
Who  in  American  Colleges  Mid 
Universities. 

After  graduation,  Jackson  put  her 
degree  to  work  in  the  field  of  mental  health. 
For  the  only  child  of  a  wealthy  real  estate 
developer,  it  was  an  awakening  to  see  how 
people  with  mental  illness  were  stigmatized. 
Her  memory  of  watching  patients  through 
slats  in  door  windows  of  isolation  rooms 
refuses  to  fade. 

Soon  after  she  married  Dr.  Lewis 
Lunsford,  a  cardiologist,  they  moved  to 
Asheville,  North  Carolina  where  she  would 
begin  her  work  as  a  passionate  and  commit- 
ted volunteer.  During  the  next  12  years, 
Charlotte  Lunsford  gave  her  time  and  energy 
to  United  Way,  Asheville  Symphony,  Pisgah 
Girl  Scout  Council,  and  numerous  other 
organizations.  Although  she  has  lived  else- 
where for  many  years,  she  has  not  lost  touch 
with  Asheville  and  was  awarded  a  lifetime 
achievement  award  by  United  Way  many 
years  after  she  left  the  area.  She  was  also 
named  Woman  of  the  Year  in  1981  in 
Asheville  in  recognition  of  her  community 
activism. 

She  amassed  a  hst  of  "firsts"  that  speak 
to  her  success:  first  woman  board  member  for 
Wachovia  Bank  in  North  Carolina,  first 
woman  president  of  Asheville's  United  Way, 
first  woman  to  receive  the  Asheville  Chamber 
of  Commerce  Big  "A"  Award  for  communit\- 
service,  and  first  female  chair  of  the  Asheville 
Country  Day  School  Board  of  Trustees. 

Mrs.  Lunsford  lost  her  first  husband  in 
1980.  She  continued  her  work,  accepting 
ever  greater  civic  leadership  roles  until 
becoming  the  national  chairwoman  of  vol- 
unteers for  American  Red  Cross  in  1986. 
That  position  took  her  across  the  United 
States  and  abroad,  earned  her  the  respect 
and  admiration  of  so  many,  including  that 
organization's  president,  Elizabeth  Dole  — 


and  introduced  her  to  volunteer  Joe  Berry, 
an  attorney  and  the  man  she  would  marry  in 
1991.  They  moved  to  Columbia,  South 
Carolina. 

By  then  the  consummate  vol- 
unteer, Mrs.  Berry's  impact  swept 
into  Columbia  while  she 
worked  through  the  years  for 
more  than  40  nonprofit 
I  organizations  in  her  city  of 
:   residence  and  beyond.  She 
earned  the  highest  national 
recognition  for  volunteer  serv- 
ice in  American  Red  Cross  — 
^:'    the  Harriman  Award  —  and 
^x*^     was  selected  as  Humanitarian  of 
the  Year  by  United  Way  in 
n  1951      Columbia,  among  countless  awards. 
Her  loyalty,  love,  and  dedication  to 
Mary  Baldwin  College  have  been  steady  and 
instrumental.  Berry  was  president  of  the 
Mary  Baldwin  College  Alumnae/i 
Association  from  1960  to  1962.  She  accept- 
ed a  position  on  the  college's  Advisory 
Board  of  Visitors  in  1973,  and  in  1976  she 
became  an  MBC  trustee,  a  position  she  held 
until  last  year  and  will  resume  in  July  2006. 
In  1982,  she  was  honored  for  her  distin- 
guished service  to  alumnae  with  the  Emily 
Smith  Medallion,  and  she  received  the 
Sesquicentennial  Medallion  in  1992.  She 
used  her  considerable  fundraising  skills  as  a 
volunteer  in  Mary  Baldwin's  New 
Dimensions  Campaign  and  Sesquicentennial 
Campaign,  and  was  co-chair  of  the  record- 
ing-breaking Leadership  Initiative. 

She  came  happily  —  which  seems  her 
constant  state  of  being  —  to  share  her  views 
about  civic  engagement  on  Commencement 
Day  2006.  To  those  who  know  her, 
Charlotte  Marshall  Jackson  Lunsford  Berry, 
mother,  grandmother,  wife,  humanitarian, 
philanthropist,  is  the  very  definition  of  civic 
engagement. 

"I  am  delighted  to  be  speaking  on  this 
topic.  It  lends  itself  to  so  many  avenues  and 
opportunities  for  graduates,  all  students, 
and,  frankly,  each  of  us,"  she  said. 

It  may  be  irony  or  simple  coincidence, 
but  many  people  must  be  happy  Berry  did 
not  take  literally  the  message  of  her 
Commencement  speaker  in  1951.  At  that 
ceremony.  Marten  ten  Hoor,  dean  at 
University  of  Alabama,  urged  students  to 
focus  on  self-improvement  before  helping 
others,  or  "education  for  privacy,"  as  he 
referred  to  it. 

Gracefully,  gratefully,  and  ever  full  of 
charm,  Charlotte  Marshall  Jackson 
Lunsford  Berry  has  made  selfless  actions  one 
of  the  highest  forms  of  self-improvement.  ▲ 


Mary  Baldwin  College  Magazine 


Senior  World:  1951 

MARY   BALDWIN   COLLEGE 

▲  mid-calf-length  skirt  in  solid  or  plaid 

▲  sweater  set  or  tailored  jacket 

▲  loafers  and  ankle  socks 

▲  pearls 

▲  "Bob"  hairstyle,  one  of  several  versions  from  "shin- 
gle" to  "charm,"  as  advertised  by  Osborne's  Beauty 
Salon  in  the  1951  yearbook 

▲  Class  Colors;  1951  -  green  and  white;  1952  -  purple 
and  gold;  1953  -  lavender  and  white;  1954  -  scarlet 
and  gold 

▲  datebook  entries  might  include:  Book  Tea  at  the 
library,  performance  by  the  college's  Barter  Players, 
Student  Government  Association  elections,  Apple 
Day,  party  at  "The  Club"  for  bridge  and  card  games. 
Commencement  Pageant 

▲  Friday  night  movie:  American  in  Pans  at  the  brand- 
new  Visulite  Theatre 

▲  de  rigueur:  weekly  chapel  service 

▲  could  have  been  a  member  of  (on-campus  clubs): 
YWCA,  The  Bluestocking  yearbook,  Monogram  Club, 
Dolphin  Club,  Campus  Comments  student  newspa- 
per. Curtain  Callers,  Glee  Club 


Senior  World:  2006 

MARY   BALDWIN   COLLEGE 

▲  jeans,  capri  pants,  or  long  peasant  skirt 

▲  T-shirt  or  tank  top 

▲  flip-flops,  kitten  heels 

A      pearls  (in  irregular  shapes,  sizes,  and  colors)  or  silver 
beads 

▲  anything-goes  hairstyles  —  from  straight  with  blond 
highlights  to  ultra-short  and  spiky 

▲  Class  Colors:  2006  -  scarlet  and  gold;  2007  -  green 
and  white;  2008  -  purple  and  gold;  2009  -  lavender 
and  white 

▲  datebook  entries  might  include:  Signature  Ball, 
Combat  Bash,  comedian  in  the  Nuthouse,  Apple 
Day,  Hunger  Banquet,  Spring  Fling 

▲  Friday  night  movie:  Brokebacl<  Mountain  at  the 
recently  re-opened  Visulite  Theatre 

▲  could  be  a  member  of  (on-campus  clubs):  Baldwin 
Program  Board,  Caribbean  Student  Association, 
T/ie  Bluestocking  yearbook,  College  Democrats  or 
College  Republicans,  Colleges  Against  Cancer, 
Campus  Comments  student  newspaper,  COSMOS 
International  Club 


Spring  2006 


Ceremonies  Surrounding 
Commencement 


Ajani 


Speakers:  Alumna  Tamika  Jones  Call  and  Graduating  Senior  Nakita  Hanson 

This  ceremony  is  considered  a  rite  of  passage  for  graduating  seniors  who  are  women  of 
color  and  have  demonstrated  exceptional  commitment  to  multicultural  campus  life.  Each 
receives  a  kente  stole  handwoven  in  Africa.  This  year's  speaker  was  Tamika  Jones  Call,  who 
received  her  undergraduate  degree  from  MBC  in  2004  and  her  master  of  arts  in  teaching 
from  MBC  this  year.  Her  topic  was:  Challenge.  Nakita  Hanson  '06,  delivered  a  response. 
Awards  were  also  presented: 

RAFIKI  ("FRIEND"  IN  SWAHILI)  AWARD 

Johnlce  Hill  of  Hampton,  Virginia 

For  being  a  friend  to  students  of  color  as  well  as  acting  as  a  mentor/partner 

STILL  I  RISE  AWARD 

Lanae  Hawkins  of  Hampton,  Virginia 

For  excelling  and  soaring  in  the  face  of  challenge 

HARRIETT  JACOBS  WITNESS  AWARD 

Maize  Jacobs-Brichford  of  Connersville,  Indiana 

For  being  a  voice  for  justice  and  advocacy 

AJANI  ACADEMIC  EXCELLENCE  AWARD 

Nakita  Hanson  of  Baltimore,  Maryland 

For  high  scholastic  achievement  and  engagement  in  the  multicultural  student  program 


Phi  Beta  Kappa 


Speaker:  Tracey  Cote  Allen  '89 

Mary  Baldwin  College  is  one  of  only  a  small  percentage  of  colleges  to  shelter  a  chapter  of 
Phi  Beta  Kappa,  widely  considered  the  most  prestigious  of  academic  honor  societies.  For 
the  annual  initiation  and  reception  during  Commencement  Weekend,  guests  heard  from 
Tracey  Allen  '89,  an  economics  major  and  member  of  the  MBC  chapter  of  Phi  Beta  Kappa. 
New  initiates: 

Jenny  Chen  Cara  Magolda 

Angela  Correveau  (ADP)  Denise  Michael 

Amanda  Fedde  Sarah  Outterson 

Nakita  Hanson  Amanda  Simon 

Randi  Huo  Samantha  Sprole 

Maize  Jacobs-Brichford  Tromila  Wheat 

Amy  Jordan  Stephanie  Willis  (ADP) 

VWIL  Commissioning  Ceremony 


Over  40  percent  of  VWIL  graduates  accept  a  commission  in  the  armed  forces  to  serve  in  the 
Air  Force,  Army,  Marines,  Navy,  and  Coast  Guard.  The  commissioning  ceremony  represents 
the  culmination  of  four  years  of  academic  and  physical  work  as  students  are  officially  recog- 
nized as  new  members  in  the  armed  forces.  Dozens  gathered  to  witness  cadets  receive 
their  commissions  May  20  on  Page  Terrace. 

VWIL  Change  of  Command  Review 


The  achievements  of  Virginia  Women's  Institute  for  Leadership  graduates  were  saluted  as 
they  passed  their  sabers  to  next  year's  seniors.  The  event  took  place  on  the  marching  field 
May  20  and  included  a  full  parade  by  the  nation's  only  all-female  cadet  corps  and  the 
MBCA/WIL  Band,  which  includes  cadets  and  non-cadet  students. 


Charlotte  Berry  '51  L.H.D. 

One  of  the  highlights  of  Commencement 
2006  was  the  awarding  of  a  Doctor  of 
Humane  Letters  to  speaker  Charlotte 
Jackson  Berry  '51.  With  honorary  degrees 
given  only  rarely  at  Mary  Baldwin,  Berry 
is  in  good  company  with  the  most  recent 
recipients  Dame  Judi  Dench,  renowned 
British  screen  and  stage  actress,  and 
Claire  "Yum"  Lewis  Arnold  '69,  former 
chair  of  board  of  trustees  at  MBC  and  a 
prominent  businesswoman.  Mary 
Baldwin  College  salutes  you,  Charlotte 
Berry '51  L.H.D.  {honoris  causaW 

FYLThe  first  honorary  doctorate  was 
awarded  in  the  1470s  to  Lionel  Woodville 
by  the  University  of  Oxford.  He  would  go 
on  to  become  Bishop  of  Salisbury. 


Mary  Baldwin  College  Magazine 


Mary  Baldwin  College  creates  a  new  campus  master  plan: 
Transforming  Our  Environment  1842-2042. 


'Where  the  search  foi 


As  Mary  Baldwin  College  Is  Now 

Mary  Baldwin's  history  began  in  1842  when  Rufus 
Bailey  opened  the  doors  of  Augusta  Female 
Senninary.  The  foundation  of  the  institution's 
campus  was  set  in  the  summer  months  of 
1844  with  construction  of  the 
Administration  Building.  Its  elegant 
Greek  Revival  style  set  an  enduring 
architectural  tone  and,  then  to  now,  it 
has  served  as  the  heart  and 
center  of  MBC  history 
and  tradition.  This  map 
reveals  the  Mary  Baldwin 
College  of  today,  as  it  has 
grown  from  that  first  build- 
ing over  a  period  of  162  years 


Spring  2006 


Learning  beckons' 

\^^  "A  line  from  the  Mary  Baldwin  College  Hymn,  written  by  Gordon  Page 


As  Mary  Baldwin  College  Co 

As  Mary  Baldwin  looks  toward  its  bicenten 
in  2042,  the  college  must  create  its  futu 
strategy  for  transformation  of  the  college 
the  students,  and  the  campus  was 
designed  and  named 
Composing  Our  Future.  That 
plan  is  well  under  way  with 
the  rollout  of  the  MBC 
Advantage  for  students  set 
for  fall  2006,  and  consistent 
progress  on  all  other  initatives. 
We  asked  Phillip  Renfrew  and 
John  Wittmann  of  Geier  Brown 
Renfrew  Architects  to  help  us 
envision  a  campus  that  "fit"  our 
history  and  tradition  on  "these 
hills  where  beauty  dwells*" 
This  map  illustrates  a  compelling 
vision  for  transforming  our  cam- 
pus. 


Mary  Baldwin  College  Magazine  31 


Vision  of  a 
Connected  Campus 
Guides  Master  Plan 


Mary  Baldwin  College's  vision 
of  a  transformed  environ- 
ment —  one  that  balances 
practical  realities  with  a  compelling 
vision  of  the  future  —  is  here,  in  the 
form  of  a  campus  master  plan.  In  the 
days  and  weeks  ahead,  more  people  will 
learn  about  the  intricacies  of  the  plan, 
which  is  intended  to  carry  MBC 
through  its  bicentennial  in  2042.  And 
members  of  the  Mary  Baldwin  commu- 
nity —  alumnae/i,  faculty,  staff,  and  stu- 
dents —  will  be  its  ambassadors,  each 
equipped  with  a  blend  of  facts,  personal 
experiences,  and  visionary  ideas. 
Explaining  this  rich,  comprehensive 
plan  will  require  concentration,  but  it 
will  also  be  motivating. 

Information  about  the  plan. 
Transforming  Our  Environment 
1842-2042,  has  emerged  from  several 
sources.  The  MBC  Board  of  Trustees 
endorsed  the  plan,  with  minor 
changes,  in  February.  The  complete 
plan  was  added  to  the  MBC  Web  site 
March  6,  and  can  be  viewed  at 
www.mbc.edu/strategic_plan/docs/master- 
plan06.asp.  Authored  by  Phillip  Renfrow 
and  John  Wittmann  of  Geier  Brown 
Renfrow  Architects  based  on  months  of 
consultation  with  college  personnel,  it  is 
visually  appealing,  well-structured,  and, 
at  38  pages,  fairly  concise. 

Yes,  the  document  is  written.  But 
the  process  of  transforming  the  campus 
has  barely  begun.  As  is  made  clear  in 
the  document  itself,  "there  is  a  great 
deal  of  work  ahead."  The  college  now 
has  a  guide  for  creating  a  physical  envi- 
ronment that  will  support  academic, 
social,  and  spiritual  goals.  The  plan  is 
bold,  but  not  so  staggering  that  it  is 
unreachable,  even  if  the  final  product 


does  not  end  up  mirroring  the  proposal. 

"One  of  the  campus  master  plan's 
strengths  is  that  it  is  in  keeping  with 
Mary  Baldwin  College's  character.  As 
the  college's  goals  and  funding  change 
and  evolve,  the  master  plan  will  be  re- 
evaluated along  the  way,"  said  MBC 
President  Pamela  Fox.  "Discussion  with 
faculty,  staff,  students,  and  MBC  advi- 
sory groups  went  into  creating  the  plan, 
and  we  will  all  be  called  on  again  to 
make  it  a  realit)'." 

An  Environment  to 
Match  Our  Strategy 

Before  discussing  the  plan  in  more 
detail,  it  is  helpful  to  understand  how 
this  plan  fits  Mary  Baldwin.  The  blue- 
print for  physical  changes  to  the  college 
is  inseparable  from  the  college's  strate- 
gic plan,  Composing  Our  Future, 
unveiled  in  fall  2004.  While  the  strate- 
gic initiative  Renew  Our  Environment 
has  an  obvious  connection  to  the  physi- 
cal environment,  all  five  initiatives  are 
central  to  the  campus  master  plan. 
Revisiting  the  other  four  outlines  some 
of  the  renovations,  new  buildings,  and 
site  features  that  are  proposed. 

:    Make  personal  transformation 
a  priority 

The  campus  master  plan  helps  the 
college  achieve  this  initiative 
through  a  connected  series  of  gar- 
dens, lawns,  and  paths  creating  a 
more  pedestrian-focused  campus 
and  providing  small,  private  spaces 
for  reflection  and  study.  An  athletics 
and  wellness  center  encourages 
physical  health.  Highlighting  the 
symbolic  and  sacred  stature  of 


Cannon  Hill  and  the  Hunt  cupola 
fosters  connection  to  the  college's 
history  and  traditions. 

El    Enhance  academic  excellence 

New  classrooms  in  the  current 
Student  Activities  Center  building, 
proposed  renovations  to  Deming 
Fine  Arts  Center,  and  the  construc- 
tion or  acquisition  of  a  performing 
arts  center  will  expand  academic 
space  and  offer  specialized  work  and 
showcase  areas. 

■   Unite  and  enrich  our  community 

Campus  entrances  become  more  vis- 
ible and  accessible,  inviting  commu- 
nity participation  in  college  events. 
The  centerpiece  of  the  plan  is  a  stu- 
dent activities  core  —  anchored  by  a 
sizeable  campus  green,  a  multi-pur- 
pose student  activities  center,  and  an 
addition  at  the  back  of  Hunt  Dining 
Hall  —  providing  space  for  gather- 
ing and  interaction. 

^1    Fund  our  future 

Outstanding  facilities  and  campus 
environment  are  of  vital  importance 
to  help  fulfill  the  measures  that 
define  success  in  the  strategic  plan 
—  to  recruit  selectively  and  retain 
extensively.  The  visionary  concepts 
in  this  plan  will  also  enable  the  col- 
lege to  attract  financial  support  to 
secure  its  future. 

Proposed  new  construction  and  dra- 
matic landscaping  are  undeniably 
alluring  components  of  the  plan,  but 
President  Fox  cautions  that  continuing 
smaller,  incremental  changes  —  like 
those  made  in  summer  2005  —  will  help 


Spring  2006 


the  college  reach  its  goals,  too. 
"To  accomplish  this  large  trans- 
formation, we  have  to  keep  our 
eyes  on  the  smaller  projects,"  she 
said.  Fox  and  the  architects 
emphasize  maximizing  the  poten- 
tial of  existing  buildings  and  out- 
door spaces  before  planning 
large-scale  construction.  A  few 
suggestions  for  modest  short- 
term  improvements  include  a 
cafe  in  the  greenhouse  attached 
to  Pearce  Science  Center,  a 
library  reading  terrace,  and 
upgrades  to  Spencer  and 
Woodson  residence  halls. 

One  Vision, 

A  Unified  Campus 

One  overarching  purpose  emerges 
from  the  history,  diagrams,  and 
suggestions  that  fill  the  pages  of 
the  campus  master  plan  —  to 
physically  connect  the  segmented 
MBC  grounds.  "What  you  have 
currently  looks,  on  paper,  like 
two  distinct  campuses  separated 
by  an  expanse  of  roads  and  park- 
ing lots,"  Wittmann  said, 
explaining  the  plan  to  MBC  con- 
stituents last  fall.  Looking  more 
closely,  the  college  has  four  areas 
—  historic  campus,  Cannon  Hill, 
upper  campus,  and  athletic  cam- 
pus —  that  need  to  be  united  to  func- 
tion as  one,  the  plan  states. 

"Creating  a  unified  campus  will 
support  personal  transformation  within 
an  inclusive  community,"  Dr.  Fox  said. 

Some  of  the  plan's  proposed  proj- 
ects accomplish  unification  on  a  physi- 
cal level.  Parking  lots  will  be  relocated 
to  the  campus  perimeter  (with  a  net 
increase  of  30  spaces).  Walking  paths 
will  replace  some  roads,  and  roads  will 
be  added  in  other  areas.  A  campus 
loop  trail  will  encircle  an  area  from  the 
back  of  Hunt  Dining  Hall  to  the  far 
end  of  the  soccer  field.  As  improve- 
ments are  made  to  existing  facilities 
and  new  ones  are  built,  they  will  be 


Existing  Campus  Districts 


LEGEND 

HISTORIC  CAMPUS 
CANNON  Hia 
UPPER  CAMPUS 
ATHLETIC  CAMPUS 


made  accessible  in  accordance  with 
Americans  with  Disabilities  Act  (ADA) 
standards. 

Other  changes  will  create  a  mental 
feeling  of  connectedness.  Relocating 
some  classrooms  to  upper  campus  in 
the  Student  Activities  Center  (the  old 
Staunton  Military  Academy  Mess 
Hall)  will  encourage  travel  from  one 
section  to  another  as  part  of  students' 
routines.  Green  space,  trees,  and  gar- 
dens between  upper  and  lower  campus 
will  make  the  journey  more  inviting. 
More  centers  for  activity  and  student 
housing  will  enliven  the  area  outside 
the  historic  campus  district. 
Elevation  changes  will  be  minimized 
as  much  as  possible. 


Phase  III  of  the  campus  master  plan 
is  already  underway.  It  includes  the 
development  of  more  detailed  vignettes 
and  conceptual  drawings  of  specific 
buildings  and  landscape  areas.  There 
will  also  be  further  study  of  the  feasi- 
bility of  various  options  for  spaces  for 
the  performing  and  visual  arts.  This 
work  will  help  the  college  prioritize 
projects  and  develop  a  strategy  for 
fundraising. 

Undoubtedly,  questions  will  be 
raised,  and  some  will  have  to  remain 
unanswered  for  the  present.  In  the 
meantime,  the  campus  master  plan  pro- 
vides the  details  that  the  college  commu- 
nity needs  in  order  to  say:  "Just  watch 
—  this  campus  will  be  transformed." 


Mary  Baldwin  College  Magazine 


Questions 


A  new  campus  master  plan  has  been  announced.  The  first  drawings  are  printed  —  outlining  what  is  and 
what  could  be.  It  is  clear  the  plan  has  evolved  in  sync  with  the  strategic  plan,  Composing  Our  Future.  The 
next  steps  require  a  return  to  the  proverbial  drawing  board:  priorities  must  be  defined,  timetables  estab- 
lished, projects  refined,  costs  determined,  and  funds  must  be  in  hand  before  we  proceed  with  each  project 
...  all  of  which  lead  to  questions,  lots  of  questions.  Among  the  college  community's  first  questions  were: 

■  What  principles  will  guide  these  processes? 

■  What  project(s)  may  be  done  first? 

■  What  major  change  might  students  most  enjoy? 

■  What  is  the  most  spectacular  change  identified  in  the  plan? 


What  Principles  Will 
Guide  Decisions  for  the 
Campus  Master  Plan? 

Embedded  in  the  campus  master  plan  is  a 
theme  that  repeats:  "The  Mary  Baldwin 
College  Campus  Master  Plan  must  bal- 
ance practical  realities  with  a  compelling 
vision  of  the  future."  The  plan  is  intend- 
ed as  a  vision  that  will  guide  the  college 
community's  ongoing  discussion  about 
the  hjture  development  of  the  campus. 
The  plan  complements  the  strategic  plan, 
Composing  Our  Future,  which  proposes 
five  strategic  initiatives: 

15  Make  Personal  Transformation 
a  Priority 

■  Enhance  Academic  Excellence 

■  Unite  and  Enrich  Our  Community 

■  Renew  Our  Environment 

■  Fund  Our  Future 

At  first  glance,  the  campus  master  plan 
fits  neatly  into  the  initiative  to  Renew 
Our  Environment,  but  looking  deeper, 
one  can  see  how  the  campus  master 
plan  is  critical  to  achieving  all  five  of 
the  strategic  plan's  mandates.  In  fact, 
the  campus  master  plan's  stated  vision 
is:  "To  transform  our  environment,  cre- 
ate a  unified  campus  to  support  per- 
sonal transformation  within  an  inclu- 
sive community." 


The  text  of  the  campus  master  plan 
also  states:  "In  developing  campus  envi- 
ronments, we  seek  to  compose  them  in 
their  own  time  and  their  own  place." 
These  principles  will  guide  the  process 
of  campus  transformation  over  the  next 
40  years: 

H    Instill  Pride 

The  strategic  plan  sets  the  goal  to 
reduce  or  eliminate  deferred  mainte- 
nance. It  is  clear  that  the  physical  con- 
dition of  the  campus  has  an  impact  on 
overall  morale.  This  goes  beyond  the 
appearance  of  the  buildings  and 
grounds.  It  involves  ongoing  frustration 
with  the  limitations  imposed  by  existing 
facihties  on  academic,  cultural,  commu- 
nity, and  wellness  programming. 

m    Defrag  MBC  CommunitY 

While  much  of  the  campus  exists  in  the 
small  close-knit  environment  of  the  his- 
toric campus,  certain  groups  and  func- 
tions are  isolated  and  remote.  There  are 
also  few  places  and  few  opportunities 
where  all  campus  constituencies  can 
come  together  as  a  single  unit.  The  cam- 
pus needs  to  offer  and  encourage  greater 
opportunity  for  casual  interactions  as 
well  as  planned  community  events. 


■   Accommodate  Growth 

The  strategic  plan  calls  for  growth  in 
both  the  Residential  College  for  Women 
(RCW)  and  the  Adult  Degree  Program 
(ADP).  Adequate  facility  resources  need 
to  be  provided  to  support  this  growth. 
There  is  a  general  consensus  on  campus 
that  an  improved  physical  environment 
will  assist  in  recruitment  and  retention 
of  students. 

m    Preserve  Intimacy 

The  strategic  plan  identifies  personal 
interaction  among  faculty,  staff,  and 
students  as  one  of  the  college's  core 
strengths.  On  the  existing  campus,  there 
are  numerous  interior  and  exterior 
places  that  embody  this  strength.  The 
campus  needs  to  reinforce  this  sense  of 
a  personalized  education  experience. 

a    Make  Connections 

Mary  Baldwin  College  needs  to  be  an 
integral  component  of  the  Staunton 
community.  The  campus  needs  to  offer 
and  encourage  greater  opportunity  for 
the  Staunton  community  to  take  advan- 
tage of  MBC  as  a  social,  cultural,  and 
intellectual  resource.  The  campus  also 
needs  to  better  connect  to  the  regional 
and  global  higher  education  community. 


Spring  2006 


What's  First? 


IMAGINE.  You  are  a  student  return- 
ing to  Mary  Baldwin  College  in  the  fall. 
The  leaves  have  not  yet  begun  to  turn 
colors;  the  weather  is  still  summertime- 
warm.  There  it  is:  you  see  the  campus 
on  the  hillside,  surrounded  by  the  grand 
vistas  you  often  take  for  granted  during 
the  academic  year  —  but  now,  not  hav- 
ing seen  them  for  several  months,  your 
eyes  roam  the  horizon,  taking  in  the 
Blue  Ridge  and  Allegheny  Mountains 
that  border  the  beautiful  Shenandoah 
Valley.  Your  car  pulls  into  the  parking 
lot  closest  to  the  residence  hall  you  will 
call  home  this  year.  If  you  are  like  most 
Baldwin  women,  your  favorite  part  of 
returning  each  fall  is  seeing  friends 
again.  You've  done  this  before;  you 
won't  spend  much  time  unpacking  —  at 
least  not  now.  You're  out  the  door, 
meeting  friends,  checking  out  your  old, 
familiar  campus.  But  wait  . . .  something 
has  changed. 

While  you  were  away,  the  staff  of 
the  college  was  making  some  exciting 
changes  on  campus.  It  doesn't  take 
long  for  news  to  travel  about  a  new 
place  to  hang  out  at  Pearce  Science 


Center.  The  long-underused  former 
greenhouse  has  been  transformed 
into  a  coffeehouse.  The  Greenhouse 
Cafe,  and  is  now  another  great  place 
for  making  connections  —  meeting 
with  friends,  talking  informally  with 
faculty  members,  reading  something 
that  transports  you  while  you  sip  a 
cup  of  coffee. 

If  you  are  a  new  student  (freshmen 
or  transfer  student),  you  will  feel  at 
home  from  the  moment  you  open  the 
car  door  in  the  parking  lot,  greeted,  as 
you  will  be,  by  the  genuinely  friendly 
orientation  student  committee  mem- 
bers ready  to  help  you  move  in.  The 
people,  the  campus,  the  city,  college 
life  —  everything  is  new.  But  not  for 
long.  You  don't  have  time  to  ponder 
anything  because  the  orientation  team 
has  plans  for  you  and  a  jam-packed 
schedule:  campus  tours,  a  performance 
at  world-renowned  Blackfriars 
Playhouse  in  Staunton  as  well  as  other 
special  events,  meetings  with  your 
advisors  and  mentors,  all  in  the  com- 
pany of  other  new  students  —  first 
friendships  in  the  making.  What  you 
will  soon  learn  is  that  this  creative  ori- 
entation is  just  the  beginning.  You 
now  have  at  your  disposal  the  Mary 
Baldwin  College  Advantage,  which  is 


outlined  in  Composing  Our  Future. 

Returning  students,  in  the  act  of 
helping  freshmen  move  in,  note  real 
changes  in  the  freshmen  residence 
halls,  Woodson  and  Spencer.  Check 
out  the  newly  painted  interior.  Love 
the  new  furniture  in  the  lounges. 

As  a  student,  faculty  or  staff  mem- 
ber, alumna/us,  or  friend  at  Mary 
Baldwin  in  years  to  come,  you  may  see 
changes  inspired  by  the  new  campus 
master  plan  like  a  Greenhouse  Cafe  or 
a  reading  room  on  the  outdoor  terrace 
of  Grafton  Library.  Or  you  might  see 
surveyors  on  campus  mapping  out  the 
netv  walking  trail  that  will  loop  and 
connect  the  campus.  Don't  be  surprised 
if  some  of  the  administrative  office 
locations  changed;  that  may  be  part  of 
the  necessary  domino-effect,  i.e.  this 
must  move  before  that  can  be  built. 
Year  by  year,  you  will  see  ongoing  and 
necessary  upgrades  to  technology  (a 
security  system  in  the  library,  new 
equipment  in  classrooms),  facilities 
(paint,  column  repair,  stairwell 
improvements)  and  more.  All  changes 
that  must  be  funded. 

Whatever  the  first  changes  you 
note  on  campus,  they  all  lead  us  into 
the  college's  future,  headed  for  the 
bicentennial  itt  2042. 


Mary  Baldwin  College  Magazine 


What  Might  Be  the  Students' 
Favorite  New  Feature  on  Campus? 


36  Spring  2006 


IMAGINE.  You  are  back  to  Mary 
Baldwin  College  after  Spring  Break. 
Everyone's  face  reflects  the  quiet  joy  of 
a  new  season  arriving.  It  is  spring  in 
Staunton.  The  trees  are  budding,  the 
flowering  bulbs  peek  above  ground, 
and  lawn  mowers  roar  to  life  again.  It 
is  natural  to  head  to  the  new  Student 
Life  Core  (see  magazine  cover)  to  see 
your  friends  and  find  out  what's  hap- 
pening on  campus.  What  a  difference 
the  Student  Life  Core  has  made  in  unit- 
ing what  once  seemed  like  four  distinct 
campuses. 

From  the  front  entrance  of  Hunt 
Dining  Hall,  you  can  look  out  onto 
several  of  Mary  Baldwin  College's  sig- 
nature buildings,  a  manicured  expanse 
of  lawn,  and  into  the  heart  of  the  city 
of  Staunton.  In  previous  years,  few 
things  were  picturesque  about  the  view 
from  the  back  of  Hunt.  The  campus 
master  plan  changed  that. 

Creating  a  central  area  for  student 
life  —  including  social  activities,  din- 
ing, offices  for  student  organizations 
and  services,  and  student  life  staff  — 
was  a  priority.  The  college  started  with 
smaller  projects  (re-use  of  existing 
space  and  landscaping)  before  complet- 
ing the  master  plan's  vision  of  a  stu- 
dent life  core  with  the  funding  made 
possible  through  generous  supporters. 
The  power  of  those  gifts  allowed  the 
college  to  create: 

A  Campus  Green:  At  the  pedestri- 
an crossroads  of  campus,  a  circular 
courtyard  replaces  the  road  that  cut 
through  the  center  of  campus  and  the 
parking  lots  once  behind  Hunt.  The 
space  is  now  designed  for  pedestrians, 
outdoor  activities,  and  is   surrounded 
by  student  life  functions. 

An  expanded  Hunt  Dining  Hall: 
Now  a  10,000-square-foot,  two-story 
wing  has  been  added  at  the  back  of  the 
building,  facing  the  Campus  Green.  On 


one  level,  a  new  kitchen  was  added  and 
the  old  kitchen  became  a  food  court. 
The  upper  (mezzanine)  level  features  a 
new  entrance  to  the  building  from  the 
Campus  Green  and  includes  space  for 
student  functions.  An  elevator  provides 
access  to  the  entire  building. 

A  restored  Rose  Terrace:  Offices 
for  the  dean  of  students,  student  life, 
residence  life,  and  multicultural  affairs 
were  relocated  here,  after  restoration  of 
this  historic  building  in  the  heart  of  the 
student  life  core. 

A  new  use  for  Little  House: 
An  office  and  meeting  space  for  the 
Student  Government  Association  now 
reside  in  historic  Little  House  (once  the 
guest  inn  for  young  men  visiting  stu- 
dents on  campus,  among  other  uses). 

A  reorganized  Wenger:  Chapel 
and  Registrar's  Office  stayed  where 
they  were.  Computer  and  language  labs 
were  moved  to  SAC,  once  it  was  con- 
verted to  academic  space.  Computer 
Information  Systems  (CIS)  moved  to 
the  vacated  lab  spaces,  and  student 
support  services  now  occupy  the  old 
CIS  space.  Student  services  include  the 
Career  Center,  Writing  Center,  and 
Learning  Skills  Center.  The  college 
chaplain,  international  program,  and 
honors  program  are  now  conveniently 
housed  in  Wenger  as  well. 

A  new  Student  Activity  Center: 
It  was  part  of  the  long-term  plan,  but 
with  donations  that  came  in  record 
amounts  and  in  such  a  short  time,  the 
college  constructed  a  40,000-square- 
foot  student  center  to  the  back  and 
right  of  Hunt.  The  multi-function 
building  houses  the  college  bookstore, 
meeting  and  office  space  for  student 
clubs,  general  meeting  rooms,  student 
commons,  recreation  and  lounge 
space,  and  a  larger  chapel.  It  is  now 
the  very  heart  and  soul  of  a  unified 
student  life  core. 


Mary  Baldwin  College  Magazine 


What  About 
Parking? 

If  the  road  that  now  climbs 
through  the  middle  of  upper  and 
lower  campus  is  eliminated, 
along  with  the  student  parking 
areas  (known  as  Sky  I  and  II),  in 
favor  of  landscaped  pedestrian 
walkways  and  gathering  spaces: 
"Where  will  we  park?"  ask 
many  current  students. 

The  new  campus  master 
plan  reveals  that  new  parking 
will  surround  Cannon 
Hill  and  the  new  walk- 
ing loop,  which  will 
extend  from  Hunt 
Dining  Hall  and  unite 
all  four  current  cam- 
puses. Net  result  of 
parking  changes?  There 
will  be  30  more  spaces 
than  are  currently  avail- 
able, and  in  more  acces- 
sible locations. 


LEGEND 

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CAMPUS  LOOP  TRAIL 

PLAZAS/GARDENS 

LAWN  AREAS 

WOODLAND  RESERVE 


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Proposed  Pedestrian  Environment  Plan 


Mary  Baldwin  College  Magazine  39 


40  Spring  2006 


Spectacular: 

Wellness  and  Athletics  Center 


IMAGINE.  Year  by  year,  parents, 
alumnae/i,  students,  and  faculty  grew 
ever  more  supportive  of  Mary  Baldwin's 
expanding  athletics  program,  attending 
NCAA  Division  III  basketball  games 
even  while  still  in  the  aging  Physical 
Activities  Center,  and  watching  soccer 
and  Softball  games  on  the  fields.  They 
cheered  the  sportswomen  on  the  tennis 
court  outside  and  the  volleyball  court 
inside.  Now,  with  the  completion  of  the 
Athletic  and  Wellness  Center,  people  in 
the  community  surrounding  the  college 
have  increasingly  joined  in  to  cheer  on 
student  teams. 

The  new  70,000-square-foot  facility 
features  a  competition  court  with  seats 
for  400  and  a  swimming  pool  on  the 
lower  level.  The  fitness  center  is  second 
to  none,  as  is  the  aerobics  and  dance 
room,  which  is  near  the  free-weight 
training  room,  and  one  floor  away  from 
classrooms.  The  college  has  never 
before  had  enough  room  for  those 
things,  as  well  as  team  rooms,  locker 
rooms,  offices,  and  all-important  stor- 
age space  in  a  single  building. 

Wellness,  a  key  initiative  in  the 
Mary  Baldwin  College  Advantage,  has 
found  a  headquarters  in  the  new  facili- 
ty. All  MBC  students  come  to  the 
Athletic  and  Wellness  Center  for  class- 


es, seminars,  and  special  project  work 
in  areas  of  personal  wellness  —  nutri- 
tion, stress  management,  support 
groups,  yoga,  tai  chi,  and  introductions 
to  a  range  of  fitness  options  (swim- 
ming, cardio,  free  weights,  dancing, 
and  a  recreational  indoor  track).  All  in 
all,  the  spectacular  new  facility  has 
taken  center  stage. 

The  new  center  now  offers  much- 
needed  space  as  a  rain  location  for 
important  ceremonies  like  Charter  Day, 
Founders  Day,  alumnae/i  Reunion  activ- 
ities —  even  Apple  Day  (bobbing  for 
apples  takes  on  new  meaning  with  a 
swimming  pool).  The  community  has 
found  many  uses  for  the  facility's  meet- 
ing spaces  as  well,  and  the  college's 
Board  of  Trustees  particularly  likes 
meeting  on  center  court. 

The  Virginia  Women's  Institute  for 
Leadership  —  still  the  only  all-female 
corps  of  cadets  in  the  nation  —  has  built 
a  large  cheering  section  within  the  MBC 
community,  whether  they  parade  on  the 
field  or  inside  the  new  center,  meet 
national  dignitaries  or  the  media.  Those 
6  a.m.  winter  drills  and  parade  practice 
are  a  bit  less  rigorous  when  conducted 
indoors.  Cadets  are  a  constant  presence 
in  the  athletic  and  wellness  center;  train- 
ing and  staying  fit  enables  them  to  ace 


their  physical  requirements. 

Spectacular  facilities  take  special 
funding.  It  took  every  member  of  every 
one  of  Mary  Baldwin's  constituencies  to 
raise  this  roof.  But  that  was  true  for 
every  step,  every  brick,  every  can  of 
paint,  every  repaired  column  and 
restored  residence  hall  described  in  the 
campus  master  plan  created  in  2006  and 
now  completed.  In  the  end,  the  best  out- 
come of  the  campus  master  plan  may  be 
the  bond  that  will  exist  forever  among 
the  friends  and  supporters  of  Mary 
Baldwin  College  for  the  difference  they 
made  in  bringing  the  plan  to  life.  ▲ 


The  written  pieces  in  this  section  about 
the  new  campus  master  plan  were 
developed  and  conceived  by  Editor  and 
Assistant  Editor  Carol  Larson  and 
Dawn  Medley.  Some  of  the  material 
and  all  the  drawings  were  taken  from 
the  document,  Transforming  Our 
Environment  1842  -2042.  To  view  the 
campus  master  plan  in  its  entirety, 
please  visit  online  at 
iviviv.mbc.edu/strategic_plan/docs/mas- 
terplanOS.asp  For  more  information 
about  how  you  can  participate  in  the 
funding  of  the  campus  master  plan 
projects,  please  contact  Gerry  Grim 
online  at  ggrim@mbc.edu  or  by  phone 
at  540-887-7012. 


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We  spoke  with  Ann  Gordon  Abbott  Evans  '65,  outgoing  preside7it  of  the 
Mary  Baldwin  College  Alumnae/i  Association  just  after  Reunion  2006. 
Her  term  has  been  eventful,  almost  revolutionary  in  changes  and  progress. 
She  officially  passes  her  gavel  to  the  next  president  July  1,  2006. 


Alumnae/i 

Association 

President 

Ann  Gordon  Abbott 

Evans  '65  in 

Conversation 


ALUMNAE/I  ASSOCIATION 
BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS  2006-07 


Kellie  Warner  '90,  president 
Dorian  Al<ernrian  '92,  vice  president 
Susan  Powell  Leister  '68,  secretary 
Susan  Lynch  Roberts  '81 ,  treasurer 

Pamela  Leigh  Anderson  '84 
Marylouise  Bowman  '89 
Nancy  Clark  Brand  ADP  '94 
Diahann  DeBreaux-Watts  '93 
Susan  Jennings  Denson  '62 
Donia  Stevens  Eley  ADP  '02 
Ann  Truster  Faith  '69, 

continuing  education  chair 
Virginia  Royster  Francisco  '64, 

faculty  representative 
Helen  Radcliffe  Gregory  '74, 

marketing/sales  chair 
Jessie  Carr  Haden  '54 
Heline  Cortez  Harrison  '48 
Charon  Wood  Hines  '95 
Alice  Blair  Hockenbury  '86 
Christina  Holstrom  '80 
Jennifer  Brillhart  Kibler  '91, 

executive  director  ex-officio 
Nancy  Cohen  Locher  '50 
Nina  Reid  Mack  '72 
Becky  Cannaday  Merchant  '63 
Kelley  Rexroad  '79 
Carolyn  Gilmer  Shaw  '60 
Debra  Wolfe  Shea  '77 
Elizabeth  Jennings  Shupe  '70 
Ethel  Smeak  '53 

JaneTownes  '69,  nominating  chair 
BIythe  Slinkard  Wells  '00 
Valerie  Wenger  '81 
Erin  Marie  Baker  '07  STARS  chair 


Everyone  seems  to  be  talking  about 
Class  Leadership  —  what  is  it? 

It  offers  structure  for  conducting  the  con- 
siderable business  of  our  Alumnae/i 
Association.  It  seeks  greater  involvement 
and  engagement  of  alumnae/i  with  leaders 
from  each  class  —  president,  vice  president, 
secretary,  and  annual  fund  coordinator  — 
who  will  operate  in  addition  to  the  existing 
Alumnae/i  Association  Board  of  Directors. 

Why  do  you  feel  the  new  structure 
is  so  important? 

Even  as  President  Fox  and  the  college's 
Board  of  Trustees  led  the  creation  of  the 
10-year  strategic  plan.  Composing  Our 
Future,  it  was  clear  the  plan's  success 
would  be  tied  to  the  engagement  and  sup- 
port of  our  alumnae/i.  The  Class 
Leadership  Initiative,  adopted  and  fully 
supported  by  the  Alumnae/i  Board,  is  an 
effort  to  do  just  that. 

Tell  us  about  the  Class  Leadership 
Conference. 

In  April  2006,  a  selected  group  of  alumnae 
from  the  classes  celebrating  reunions  in 
2007  and  2008  were  invited  to  campus  for 
extensive  updates  on  all  aspects  of  the  col- 
lege. They  learned  about  Class  Leadership 
and  elected  officers  for  each  class.  We  will 
continue  to  add  classes  to  the  structure 
with  each  Reunion  year. 

Your  term  ends  June  30.  What  are 
some  of  the  highlights  of  your 
time  in  office? 

I  would  have  to  say  the  annual  Continuing 
Education  Weekend  is  an  important 
opportunity  for  our  alumnae/i.  It  offers 
alumnae  an  experience  that  can  only  come 
from  returning  to  the  college  we  love.  I 
highly  recommend  that  all  alumnae/i  plan 
to  attend  the  next  one,  scheduled  for 
October  27-29,  2006. 

It  has  been  a  joy  to  work  with  students 


in  STARS  (Student  Alumnae  Relations 
Society).  They  work  hand  in  hand  with  the 
Alumnae/i  Board  on  events  and  sponsor 
activities  on  campus  to  increase  student 
awareness  of  our  association. 

The  planning  of  the  Class  Leadership 
Initiative  began  in  January  2005.  When 
completed,  it  will  add  strength  to  classes  as 
they  plan  reunions,  coordinate  local  alum- 
nae/i events,  and  support  the  Annual  Fund. 
I  hope  each  of  our  alumnae/i  will  find  ways 
to  become  part  of  this  initiative. 

I  have  had  the  pleasure  of  meeting 
many  loyal  and  dedicated  alumnae/i  at 
events  around  the  country  over  the  past 
two  years.  I  will  always  remember  them. 

Another  highlight  has  been  the  sepa- 
ration of  Reunion  Weekend  and 
Commencement  for  the  first  time  during 
2006.  The  weather  was  beautiful,  the 
activities  varied  and  lively,  and  we 
received  the  full  attention  of  faculty,  staff, 
and  others.  It  was  great  fun  to  attend  cur- 
rent classes  with  today's  students. 

Who  is  your  successor  in  this 
important  role? 

Kellie  Warner  '90  of  Charlotte,  North 
Carolina,  assumes  the  presidency.  She  is  a 
talented  leader,  an  accomplished  woman, 
and  a  loyal  and  devoted  alumna  to  whom  I 
offer  my  congratulations  and  best  wishes 
for  2006-2008. 

Ann  Gordon  Abbott  Evans,  we 
thank  you  for  your  caring  service 
and  wonderful  leadership.  Have  you 
anything  you  would  like  to  add? 

I  sincerely  thank  Dr.  Fox,  the  Alumnae/i 
and  Parent  Relations  staff,  and  the  faculty 
and  staff  of  Mary  Baldwin  College  for  their 
support  the  past  two  years.  I  am  extremely 
honored  to  have  served  as  president  of  the 
Mary  Baldwin  College  Alumnae/i 
Association,  and  I  will  treasure  the  wonder- 
ful friendships  made  during  the  past  10 
years  of  service  on  the  Alumnae/i  Board. 


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back  row  (I  to  r) 
Timothy  Kelly 
Kay  Hundley  Fisher  '61 
Mary  Ellen  Brown  '60 
Enn  Marie  Baker  '07 
Charles  G.  Walker,  III.  son  of 
Sally  Cheney  Walker '40 

front  row  (I  to  r) 
SarahMack  Lawson-Brumit  '66 
Jessica  Rene  Baker  Brydge  '07 
Ann  Shaw  Miller  '54 
Sara  Nair  James  '69 


MBC  Awards  Outstanding  Alumnae  at  Reunion 


Career  Achievement  Award 


SarahMack  LaWSOn-Bmmit  '66  of  Banner  Elk,  North  Carolina, 
was  recognized  for  her  early  work  as  an  English  and  creative  writing  teacher,  and 
her  enthusiastic  role  as  an  exercise  physiologist.  After  teaching  in  Atlanta, 
Georgia  for  several  years,  Brumit  returned  to  the  classroom  in  the  master's  pro- 
gram in  exercise  physiology  at  Georgia  State  University,  and  changed  career 
fields.  She  worked  as  an  exercise  physiologist  at  Southwind  Health  Resort  — 
where  she  authored  the  company's  fitness  manual  —  and  served  as  program 
director  of  Australian  Body  Works  in  Georgia.  Bnjmit  also  gave  many  presenta- 
tions and  seminars  through  her  firm.  The  HealthMaker.  She  was  a  representative 
for  Georgia  to  the  International  Association  of  Fitness  Professionals  and  was  rec- 
ognized by  that  organization  as  one  of  10  women  making  a  difference  in  fitness. 

Mary  Ellen  Brown  '60  of  Sloomington,  Indiana,  earned  the  Career 

Achievement  Award  for  her  long  tenure  as  an  educator,  primarily  at  Indiana 
University  and  Indiana  State  University.  Brown  earned  her  master's  and  doctoral 
degrees  at  University  of  Pennsylvania  and  began  her  career  as  assistant  profes- 
sor of  English  at  Indiana  State  University  in  1970.  She  taught  folklore,  women's 
studies,  and  English  at  Indiana  University  for  30  years  and  became  professor 
emerita  upon  her  retirement  in  2003.  Brown  also  served  as  a  visiting  tutor  at 
Edinburgh  University's  School  of  Scottish  Studies,  and  was  awarded  a 
Guggenheim  Foundation  Fellowship  in  2004  and  a  Fulbright  Research  Fellowship 
in  1998,  among  other  honors.  Brown  is  the  author  and  editor  of  several  books  on 
folklore  and  Scottish  ballads  and  authors,  and  she  has  published  dozens  of  schol- 
arly articles  and  chapters  in  books. 


Emily  Wirsing  Kelly  Awards 


Artist  and  former  Alumnae/i  Association  Board  of  Directors  President  Emily 
Wirsing  Kelly  '63  exemplified  tlte  Mary  Baldwin  spirit  of  leadershiip  and  thought- 
ful creativity.  Kelly  passed  away  in  1985,  and  her  husband,  Timothy  Kelly,  estab- 
lished a  leadership  award  and  a  student  scholarship  in  her  memory  through  the 

Kelly  Foundation. 

Emily  Wirsing  Kelly  Leadership  Award 

Sara  Nair  James    69  of  Staunton,  Virgima,  was  acknowledged  for  many 
years  of  service  in  leadership  positions  at  Mary  Baldwin  College  and  for  her  sup- 
port of  local  educational  and  arts  organizations.  James,  professor  of  art  history, 
has  served  on  the  Honor  Scholars  Committee,  Inaugural  Committee  for  President 
Pamela  Fox,  and  the  Educational  Policy  Committee,  among  others,  since  she 
began  at  Mary  Baldwin  in  1991.  In  the  local  community,  James  is  involved  with 
Historic  Staunton  Foundation,  Staunton-Augusta  Arts  Center,  Trinity  Episcopal 
Church,  and  other  organizations.  She  has  been  an  active  member  of  the  parents 
councils  at  the  schools  and  colleges  that  her  children  attended. 

Emily  Wirsing  Kelly  Scholarship 

Jessica  Rene  Baker  Brydge  '07  of  lyndhurst,  Wginla,  earned  this 
scholarship  for  her  commitment  to  make  connections  between  her  studio  prac- 
tice, art  history,  and  art  criticism  as  a  studio  art  major  with  an  emphasis  in  paint- 
ing. Brydge's  natural  talent  as  a  painter  is  complemented  by  her  diligent  work 
ethic  and  efforts  to  meld  different  disciplines. 


Spring  2006 


Virginia  L.  Lester  Scholarship 

Erin  Marie  Baker  '07  of  Roanoke,  Virgma,  received  this  scholarship  for 
academic  excellence  and  leadership  as  a  Mary  Baldwin  College  student.  Baker  is 
a  member  of  the  Student  AlumnaeAi  Relations  Society,  and  was  recently  inducted 
into  Omicron  Delta  Kappa,  a  prestigious  national  leadership  honor  society.  The 
award  is  named  for  the  college's  seventh  president. 

Service  to  Church  Award 

Ann  Shaw  Miller  '54  of  Raleigh,  North  Carolina,  was  honored  for  her 
long  and  varied  service  to  Tabernacle  Baptist  Church  in  Raleigh.  Now  in  her  sec- 
ond term  as  deacon  for  that  church.  Miller  has  also  worked  with  Tabernacle's 
prison  death  row  ministry  and  homebound  ministry,  and  served  as  an  adult 
Sunday  school  teacher.  Among  the  roles  closest  to  her  heart  is  her  work  as 
media  director  for  the  church,  through  which  she  continues  to  develop  a  large 
multi-media  collection  and  was  instrumental  in  creating  a  2,800-square-foot 
media  library. 

Service  to  Community  Award 

Kay  Hundley  Fisher  '61  of  San  Francisco,  California,  was  recognized 
for  community  service  efforts  that  range  from  raising  funds  for  schools  in  Africa 
to  supporting  medical  centers  and  children's  organizations  around  the  country 
and  the  world.  Fisher  was  one  of  the  founders  and  remains  an  active  member  of 
The  Rafiki  Friends  Foundation  in  California,  which  supports  education  and  wildlife 
preservation  in  Africa.  Fisher's  long  history  of  dedication  to  helping  others  also 
led  her  to  establish  a  battered  women's  shelter  and  a  program  to  assist  people 
who  accompany  trauma  victims  on  life  flights.  She  has  served  with  the  Junior 
League  of  San  Francisco  and  Save  the  Children.  Fisher  received  a  national  out- 
standing volunteer  award  in  1975.  She  was  also  a  member  of  the  MBC  Advisory 
Board  of  Visitors  in  the  1990s. 

Heather  Smith  Harvison  '93  of  Baltimore,  Maryland,  was  lauded  for 
her  work  in  founding  and  directing  My  Sister's  Circle,  a  nonprofit  organization  that 
provides  intensive  academic  and  social  mentoring  for  middle-school  girls.  Starting 
with  SIX  girls  in  2000,  Harvison  founded  My  Sister's  Circle  in  2000,  which  grew  to 
30  girls  and  50  mentors  by  2003,  when  it  was  the  subject  of  a  feature  article  in 
Baltimore  Magazine.  The  organization  has  helped  several  students  obtain  full  schol- 
arships to  private  schools.  The  young  women  are  "being  exposed  to  so  many  dif- 
ferent activities  that  they  would  never  otherwise  have  a  chance  to  do,"  according 
to  Baltimore  Principal  Irma  Johnson.  In  2005,  Harvison  was  awarded  the 
Excellence  in  Mentoring  Award  by  the  Maryland  Mentoring  Partnership. 


Emily  Smith  Medallion 


Sally  Cheney  Walker  '40  was  honored  posthumously  and  will  be 
remembered  for  her  enthusiastic  melding  of  artistic  talents  with  volunteer  service, 
and  for  her  work  for  the  MBC  Alumnae/i  Office.  Walker's  love  of  art,  horticulture, 
and  community  service  is  clear  in  a  partial  list  of  organizations  to  which  she 
belonged:  Garden  Club  of  America,  Native  Plant  Society  of  Texas,  Sunshine 
Cottage  School  for  Deaf  Children,  and  San  Antonio  Art  League.  In  her  later  years. 
Walker's  abstract  paintings  were  featured  in  several  solo  and  group  shows,  and 
she  was  named  San  Antonio  Art  League's  Artist  of  the  Year  in  2004.  She  served  as 
chair  of  the  MBC  alumnae/i  chapter  in  San  Antonio  and  co-chair  of  her  55th 
reunion  in  1995  and  was  a  loyal  supporter  of  MBC. 


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ClassNotes 


The  Grafton  Society  and  Classes  of  1957,  1962, 
1967  1972,  1977  1982,  1987  1992,  1997  2002 


2007 


THESE  HILLS 

^^■^BEAUTYdwells 


Mary  Baldwin! 

March  29 -April  1,  2007 


JUDY  HANLEN  '77  and  former  MBC  roommate  JILL  BEYMER  Stevens  '77 

attended  Lights  of  Autumn,  a  fundraising  luncheon  by  Hospice  of  Huntington 
WV,  which  Jill  co-chaired.  Pictured  (I  to  r):  Judy,  TV  personality  Joan  Rivers 
(keynote  speaker),  and  Jill. 


1939 


1944 


MAXINE  DUNLAP  Mclntyre  of  Clio 
SC:  "I  am  happy  to  have  become  a 
great  grandmother  to  William  Mclntyre 
Malambri,  who  lives  nearby  in  Florence 
SC  and  was  born  in  April  2005." 


1940 


ELLEN  NICHOLSON  Williams  of 

Laurens  SC  is  sad  to  report  the  death 
of  her  husband  of  58  years,  R  Bailey 
Williams,  in  September  2005 

FRANCES  PERROTTET  Kresler  of 

Williamsport  IN:  "I  am  teaching  water- 
color  painting  to  private  students  and 
enjoy  my  gardening  and,  so  far,  good 
health!" 


1941 


DALE  PETERS  Bryant  of  Hanover  NH: 
"Swimming,  studying,  teaching,  travel- 
ing —  this  year  to  Lake  Garda,  Italy  and 
in  the  UK  with  an  English  hostess. 
Watching  10,  1.  and  3-year-old  great- 
grandchildren with  fascination." 


1942 


BETTY  BAILEY  Hall  of  Austin  TX. 
"Good  to  have  news  of  MBC  and  old 
friends.  Now  have  six  grandchildren  and 
five  great-grandchildren.  Lots  of  activi- 
ties here  but  have  given  up  traveling." 

PEARL  EPLING  Culp  of  Salt  Lake  City 
UT  misses  and  loves  Virginia  and  Mary 
Baldwin.  She  traveled  to  Switzerland  in 
September  2004  and  spent  the  winter 
in  Rancho  Mirage  CA.  She  is  proud  of 
the  care  that  Mary  Baldwin  has  been 
given  and  the  improvements  it  has 
undergone. 


1943 


MARTHA  SPROUSE  Stoops  of  Cary 
NC:  "My  husband  of  61  years,  Robert, 
died  in  October  2005.  I  live  at  Glenaire, 
a  retirement  community  where  we've 
lived  since  1993." 


EVA  VINES  Eutsler  of  Mechanicsville 
VA  reports  that  the  top  floor  of  their 
retirement  home  burnt  in  February,  but 
no  one  was  injured.  "The  staff  did  a 
great  job." 


1947 


HARRIETTE  "HAPPY "  CLARKE 
Thome  of  Darien  CT:  "Bill,  my  husband 
of  55  years,  died  in  October  2005.  He 
was  an  admirer  of  the  college  for  many 
years."  In  mid-February  Happy's  sister 
MARGARET  CLARKE  Kirk  '48  joined 
her  and  oldest  son  Charlie  on  a 
Caribbean  cruise 

MARY  HALE  Hoe  of  Middlesboro  KY 
has  lived  at  Middlesboro  Health  Care 
Facility  nursing  home  for  seven  years. 


1948 


BETTIE  BARNETT  Lombard  of  Tucson 
AZ:  "I'm  hoping  to  be  able  to  get  to  our 
reunion  in  2008.  Boy,  60  years! 
Who'd've  thought!" 

GERALDINE  "GED"  CANBY  Can-oil  of 

Little  Rock  AR:  "I'm  still  missing  my  life- 
long friend,  LEONE  "BABE" 
BELLINGRATH  Jones  '48,  who  started 
MBC  with  me  in  fall  1944.  She  died  in 
December  2004." 


1949 


EMILY  OGBURN  Doak  of  Greeneville 
TN  is  active  with  volunteer  work  with 
two  programs  of  the  American  Cancer 
Society,  Reach  to  Recovery,  and  Look 
Good,  Feel  Better. 


950 


MARY  SUSANNA  GOCHENOUR 
Fowlkes  of  Richmond  VA  reports  that 
she  is  older  and  "I  don't  like  it!" 

MARY  "BETSY"  WHITE  Richards  of 

Boones  Mill  VA  is  playing  bridge,  doing 
church  work,  and  volunteering  at  a 


hospital.  She  gets  together  with 
MARIE  MCCLURE  Beck  '50  in 

Roanoke  every  two  months. 

MARGARET  WILSON  Wood  of 

Charlottesville  VA  reports  that  husband 
James  passed  away  in  October  2005. 


1953 


NANCY  EATON  Hopkins  of  Norfolk  VA: 
"I  am  starting  to  oil  paint  after  35  years 
and  enjoying  it," 

JOAN  MARTIN  Tuckwiller  of 

Lewisburg  WV:  "I  serve  on  the  execu- 
tive committee  of  the  West  Virginia 
Conference  United  Methodist  Women.  I 
am  in  my  ninth  year  as  co-chairman  of 
West  Virginia  Wildflower  Pilgrimage 
with  the  state's  Department  of  Natural 
Resources" 

BETTY  RALSTON  Cook  of  Staunton 
VA:  "After  30  years  in  the  same  home, 
we  moved  over  the  Christmas  holiday 
—  big  mistake.  We're  happy  with  our 
new  home." 

JEANNE  SHERRILL  Boggs  of 

Statesville  NC  reports  that  husband 
Robert  died  last  July. 

MARY  JO  SHILLING  Shannon  of 

Roanoke  VA:  "My  son  John  is  now  an 
anaesthesiologist  at  Lewis  Gale 
Hospital  in  Salem  VA,  and  I  have  three 
grandchildren  nearby.  Oldest  son.  a 
lawyer,  works  in  Munich  and  daughter 
Kathy  teaches  at  NC  State  University  in 
Raleigh.  Harry  and  I  volunteer  at  church, 
make  gardens,  and  travel." 

JO  ANNTHACKER  West  of  Roanoke 
VA:  "JOANNE  VAMES  Stamus  '53  and 

I  joined  the  Commonwealth  Charities  of 
Virginia  on  a  trip  to  Tuscany  in  October. 
We  also  spent  three  days  in  Rome. 
What  a  great  trip  we  had! " 


1954 


IDA  SUMNER  Red  of  Mid  Valley  CA: 
"I'm  enjoying  my  new  apartment  at  The 
Redwoods,  a  retirement  community 


across  the  Golden  Gate  Bridge  from 
San  Francisco  and  in  view  of  Mt. 
Tamalpais.  I  facilitate  a  women  writers 
group." 


1955 


ELLEN  STICKELL  Bare  of  Waynesboro 
PA:  "Enjoying  life  with  three  great- 
grandchildren. After  the  death  of  a 
grandaughter,  they  help  fill  that  void. 
Just  a  question:  How  did  I  get  so  old  so 
fast?!" 

CHARLOTTE  "SISSY"  WYNNE 
Thompson  of  Dallas  TX  enjoys  15 
grandchildren  ranging  from  two  first- 
graders  to  a  freshman  at  University  of 
Texas. 


1956 


MARDRIVON  COWLES  Scott  of 

Yarmouth  Port  MA  sold  her  house  on 
Nantucket  and  bought  a  retirement 
condo. 

DOROTHY  HOBBY  Travis  of  Atlanta 
GA:  "Moving  into  an  upscale  antiques 
shop  area  in  Atlanta.  Having  specialized 
in  18th  and  19th  century  French 
antiques,  I'm  back  studying  up  on  the 
1920's-1960s" 

BETTYE  HURT  Ingram  of  Harlan  KY:  "I 
enjoy  church  music,  civic  activities,  and 
volunteer  work.  Even  with  no  grandchil- 
dren we  feel  blessed  beyond  measure" 

ELLAWELLS  "DUTCHIE"  MILLIGAN 
Williams  of  Matthews  NC  and  husband 
Pete  will  celebrate  their  50th  wedding 
anniversary  this  year.  They  have  been 
blessed  with  nine  grandchildren. 

MARTHA  PARKE  Gibian  has  been  liv- 
ing in  Prague  CZ  for  13  years.  "We  have 
nine  grandchildren:  five  boys  and  four 
giris,  ages  8  - 15"  Classmate  MARY 
"SUSIE"  PRIESTMAN  Bryan  '56  has 
visited  Martha  twice 

SALLY  SMITH  Nation  of  New  Kent  VA: 
"Rollin  and  I  are  selling  the  Antique 
Lighthouse  to  get  back  to  music  full 


Spring  2006 


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u 

KATHERINE  BRANT  Manning  '90  and  family  stopped  in  Jacksonville  FL  to  visit  with 
LISA  HOLCOMBE  Robinson  '89  and  her  family.  Pictured  (I  to  r):  Lisa  with  daughter 
Caroline,  22  months,  Kathenne's  sons  Brant,  10,  and  Will,  12,  and  Katherine  with 
daughter  Kacki,  2. 


time  —  Rollin  is  a  concert  pianist.  We 
are  moving  to  my  parent's  home  in 
Virginia." 

CLARE  TROTTI  Stepliens  of  Asheville 
NC  and  husband  Hugh  celebrated  their 
50th  wedding  anniversary  at  Chnstmas. 
"We  went  to  Turks  and  Caicos  with  our 
children,  grandchildren,  and  special 
friends." 


1957 


SHANNON  GREENE  Mitchell  of 

Greensboro  NC:  "I  am  taking  a  fitness 
class  with  CORNELIA  "CONNIE" 
DAVIS  Doolan  '59;  I  am  in  a  garden 
club  with  BETSY  HUNSUCKER  Lane 
'74:  and  in  a  study  club  with  ELIZA- 
BETH "LIB"  BANNER  Hudgins  '39  I 
was  happy  to  tell  them  how  beautiful 
the  campus  looked  when  we  stopped 
on  our  way  home  from  Maine  last 
September  KATHLEEN  "BETSY" 
KENIG  Byford  and  I  e-mail" 

ADA  LOU  WORTH  Turner  of 

Williamsburg  VA:  "We  have  three  chil- 
dren and  three  grandchildren.  My  oldest 
daughter  is  a  very  successful  business- 
woman who  recently  started  a  consult- 
ing company." 


1958 


JANICE  GREGORY  Belcher  of  Seaford 
DE  has  enioyed  trips  to  Idaho  to  visit  a 
long-lost  high  school  friend  she  had  not 
seen  In  53  years. 

KAY  HUMPHREY  Pancake  of 

Huntington  WV  is  owner  of  a  real 
estate  company,  which  is  celebrating  90 
years  in  business.  She  is  widowed  and 
has  four  married  children  and  10  grand- 
children, ages  9  to  17. 

ANN  MURFEE  Sullivan  of  Highlands 
NC  stays  busy  as  a  guardian  ad  litem 
(child  advocate  in  the  courts).  Her 
grandaughter  graduated  from  Vanderbilt 
in  engineering  and  chemistry,  and 
another  grandchild  is  at  Auburn.  Ann 
also  has  twin  great-grandsons. 


MARTHA THULIN  Leynes-Selbert  of 

Powhatan  VA:  "I  now  have  five  grand- 
children, and  compete  in  judged  pleas- 
ure trail  rides.  Last  summer  at  the  age 
of  69  (almost)  I  was  able  to  train  and 
nde  my  young  horse  for  its  first  time." 


1960 


ANN  APPERSON  Boston  of  Memphis 
TN  has  downsized  to  a  new  condo. 


1961 


SUSAN  ELY  Ryan  of  Albuquerque  NM 
had  two  visits  with  former  roomie  MAR- 
GUERITE "CAROL'  STONE  Stickney 
'61,  in  New  Mexico  and  in  Alabama. 

MARY  CLOUD  HAMILTON 
Hollingshead  of  Clarksboro  NJ  enjoyed 
JUDY  PAYNE  Grey's  '65  visit  recently 
at  LAURA  O'HEAR  Church's  '82  "We 

had  a  nice  visit  with  FAYE  SMITH  Peck 

'58,  who  was  recovering  from  surgery." 

MOLLY  MOLITOR  of  Little  Rock  AR  is 
retired. 

MARY  "PEGGY"  PENZOLD  Fooks  of 

Charlottesville  VA  is  working  at  a  deco- 
rator/fabric/workroom shop.  Daughter 
Stuart  IS  in  Norfolk  VA  with  two  chil- 
dren. Son  Baylor  and  family  live  in 
Charlottesville  VA  with  two  children,  and 
son  Rob  IS  in  Annapolis  MD. 

MARY  BRUCE  "BRUCIE"  WOODS 
Moore  of  Corpus  ChristiTX:  "Jerry  and 
I  are  retired  and  busy  with  volunteering 
and  traveling.  My  stepkids  and  step- 
grandkids  are  doing  well.  Went  to 
Greece  in  March  with  family  members. 
Went  to  Boston  last  June  for  MARY 
"WOO"  SHACKELFORD  Mumford's 
'61  son  in  Boston.." 


1962 


BARBARA  BAGLEY  Silvia  of  Norton 
MA  has  a  son  who  graduated  from  law 
school  in  San  Diego  and  a  daughter  in 
college.  She  is  running  a  gift  boutique 
with  her  husband. 


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How  far  a  student's  interest 
will  take  them  with  your  supp< 

r  gift  to  the  Annual  Fund 
tes  a  difference! 

d  your  oift  today  in  the  enclosed* 


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Mary  Baldwin  College  Magazine  51 


ASHLEY  TRIPPLEHORN  '93  married  Cory  Emerson  in  September  2005  in  Santa  Fe 
NM  Pictured  (I  to  r):  MBC  friends  SUMMER  BROWN  Pharr  '93,  HEATHER  SMITH 
Harvison  '93,  the  bride,  and  KATHRYN  SCHIFF  '93  Also  in  attendance:  ABBIE 
MULLENTomlin  '92 


GARY  CALL  '02  married  Bryan  Scliarf  in  Apnl  2005.  Celebrating  (I  to  r)    BLAIRE 
HOWLE  '01   JENNIFER  MCGEE  '01,  the  bride,  and  NORAH  FICK  Pence  '01 


SUSAN  CADLE  King  of  Savannah  GA 
and  husband  Francis  welcomed  first 
grandchild  Frances  Flanagan  King,  the 
daughter  of  her  son  Jeffrey  and  wife 
Jennifer,  in  2005. 


1965 


1963 


SPECIAL  1963  NOTE 

Members  of  the  class  are  planning 
a  mini-reunion  in  the  San  Francisco 
area  during  the  last  weekend  of 
April  2007.  For  info  e-mail  Honey 
Morris;  honeymorns@p3cbell.net 


EMILY  DETHLOFF  Ryan  of  Houston  TX 
announces  the  April  2005  birth  of  first 
grandchild  Keller  Veker  Ryan,  who  lives 
with  his  family  in  Chicago.  She  has  trav- 
eled to  Oregon,  Costa  Rica,  and 
Panama. 

EMILYTYLER  of  Browns  Summit  NC 
gardens,  especially  with  rescued  native 
plants  following  her  certification  as  a 
master  gardener.  Emily  also  enjoys  bird- 
ing,  photography,  traveling,  and  volun- 
teering with  United  Way  and  Partners  in 
Public  Health. 


1964 


MOLLY  HOLT  of  Virginia  Beach  VA 
adopted  a  child  from  Russia  named 
Dimitn  in  June  1997. 

MARY  KERR  Denny  of  San  Antonio  TX: 
"In  September  I  went  to  Cairo,  Egypt  to 
see  my  daughter  through  the  birth  of 
my  first  grandchild,  Tristan  Edward 
Sierra,  and  spent  nearly  a  month  with 
them."  In  November  Mary  went  on  a 
study  tour  of  Saudi  Arabi. 

MARY  LOU  STUART  Garry  of 

Alpharetta  GA  and  husband  Jay  are 
enjoying  his  retirement.  They  visit  their 
three  daughters  and  six  grandchildren  in 
CO,  CT,  and  NC,  and  their  getaways  in 
MA  and  on  the  AL  Gulf  Coast. 


SARA  LOU  ZACHARY  Yarbrough  of 

Columbus  GA  was  married  to  Robert 
Yarbrough  in  October  2005  and  enjoys 
her  three  grandsons. 


1966 


ESTHER  JANE  BATES  Hipps  of 

Waynesville  NC  works  as  a  guidance 
counselor  and  private  consultant  for 
school  systems.  She  has  three  children 
and  two  grandchildren. 

KAREN  COWSERT  Pryor  of  Rochester 
NY;  "I  retired  to  share  my  mom's  last 
years  living  with  ALS  (Lou  Gehrig's 
Disease).  She  lived  long  enough  to 
greet  our  first  grandchild  ...  life  goes  on." 

BETSEY  GALLAGHER  Satterfield  of 

Lewisburg  VW  and  husband  Bill  are 
enioying  daughter  MARY  "POLLY" 
SATTERFIELD  Smith's  '92  identical 
twin  girls  who  turned  two  in  January, 
who  joined  brother  Riley  Daughter 
Elizabeth  has  a  new  baby  named  Sam. 

ESTHER  JOHNSON  Wright  of 

Herndon  VA  and  Bert  Wright  were  mar- 
ried in  October  2005,  a  second  mar- 
nage  for  both.  Bert  has  three  daughters 
and  six  grandchildren,  DOROTHY 
"DANNIE"  BANKER  Alderson  '66  was 
one  of  the  wedding  guests. 

SUZANNE  NORFLEET  Clarit  of  Little 
Rock  AR:  "I  stay  busy  running  my  com- 
pany SNC  Properties  L.L.C.  I  enjoy  my 
two  grandchildren;  Clark,  3,  and  Anna,  1." 

GLENDA  NORRIS  George  of  Vienna  VA 
has  a  beautiful  grandson  courtesy  of 
son  Jeff.  Daughter  Sarah  married  in 
October  2005. 

CLAIRE  STERN  Kaufman  of  St.  Louis 
MO  and  husband  Lee  are  producers  of 
two  shows  on  Broadway  starring  con- 
cert pianist  Hershey  Felder  in  George 
Gershwin  Alone  and  Monsieur  Chopin. 

ANNETTE  TIXIER  West  of  Kinston  NC 
is  enjoying  retirement.  She's  been  reno- 


vating her  husband's  birthplace,  an 
1877  manor  house,  and  getting  ready 
for  daughter  Emily's  wedding  in  June. 

PAMELA  WAVELL  Clark  of  Coleman 
GA  IS  raising  horses  in  SW  Georgia. 
She  has  two  daughters  in  San  Diego 
CA  and  one  inJX.  Her  3-year-old  grand- 
son visited  recently  for  18  days.  She 
visited  Argentina  and  Uruguay  last  year, 
and  enjoys  skiing  in  Colorado. 

NINA  WEST  Guy  of  Mathews  VA: 
"James  and  I  have  four  grandchildren, 
ages  7  5,  4,  and  2.  We  volunteer  in  our 
church  and  community.  I  just  returned 
from  an  expedition  in  Antarctica." 

JANET  "JAN  "  WIETHOFF  Price  of 
Ric-  -eMARY 

ALICE  TOLLEY  Goodwin  '66  went  on  a 
church  mission  to  the  Dominican 
Republic.  "It  was  a  medical  mission  ...  we 
were  helpers.  It  was  interesting  to  people 
we  met  that  Alice  and  I  were  roommates 
at  Mary  Baldwin  so  long  ago." 

ANN  YINGLING  Schmidt  of  Silver 
Spring  MD  was  appointed  to  the 
National  Committee  of  the  American 
Guild  of  English  Handbell  Ringers  as 
music  educator  editor. 


1968 


1967 


LESLIE  HENDERSON  Sheehan  of 

Louisville  KY;  "I  appraise  art  and 
antiques.  I  have  three  children,  one  who 
is  finishing  her  PhD  in  paleo-ethnob- 
otany  and  will  have  a  book  out  in 
August  on  the  origins  of  chocolate.  I  fin- 
ished my  first  marathon  in  Washington 
DC  and  hope  to  walk  the  Camino  de 
Santiago  in  Spain  this  summer" 

SUSAN  MASSIE  Johnson  of  Edinburg 
VA  reports  that  oldest  daughter  SARAH 
GRACE  JOHNSON  Dimler  '99  married 
in  October  2004.  Daughter  Beth  moved 
home  in  September  2005  to  be  a 
fundraiser  for  a  local  Habitat  for 
Humanity,  and  daughter  Margaret  grad- 
uates in  May  from  Randolph-Macon 
Woman's  College. 


BARBARA  JOHNSTON  Ogles  of 

Memphis  TN  has  two  grandchildren, 
twins,  3,  who  live  in  Arlington  VA. 
"Their  parents  graduated  from  UVA,  so 
I  love  to  visit  near  MBC!" 

BARBARA  PENICK  Jimenez  of 
Madrid,  Spain:  "My  first  grandchild, 
Pablo,  was  born  in  September  2005!" 

BARBARA  SIMMONS  Wainscott  of 

Palm  Beach  FL  is  active  in  thorough- 
bred racing  in  the  U.K..  She  is  a  fellow 
of  the  Duke  of  Edinburgh's  International 
Youth  Scheme  and  benefactor  of  Prince 
Philip's  International  Special  Projects 
Group.  She  is  planning  a  visit  to  the 
Czech  Republic  with  the  Earl  and 
Countess  of  Wessex  in  July. 


1969 


ANGIER  BROCK  Caudle  of  Richmond 
VA  reports  that  her  fourth  grandchild 
arrived  in  July  2005.  She  is  teaching  at 
VCU  and  writing. 

SUSAN  CUTLER  of  Newport  News  VA 
retired  in  August  2005  after  28  years  in 
the  engineering  software  field.  I  stay  in 
touch  \».'*'~'  h&ir,...Ari  MBC  classmates 
MARTHA  MASTERS  '69,  ELIZABETH 
"BETSY"  NEWMAN  Mason  '69,  and 
LYNN  WHITE  Cobb  '69 

MOLLY  HUTCHESON  Priddy  of 

Richmond  VA  and  husband  are  practic- 
ing law.  Daughter  Moffett  will  attend 
College  of  Charleston  in  fall  2006,  and 
son  Sam  is  in  10th  grade. 

CHAMPE  LEARY  of  St  Louis  MO 
stage-managed  The  Tempest  for 
Shakespeare  Festival  of  St.  Louis  in 
June  2005.  She  is  in  her  19th  year  at 
Repertory  Theatre  of  St.  Louis.. 

LINDLEY  MOFFETT  Small  of  Atlanta 
GA  reports  on  her  three  grandsons; 
"Alex,  27  works  for  Morgan  Stanley  and 
IS  in  pursuit  of  CFP  and  MBA,  Taylor,  25, 
works  in  marketing  for  an  internet  tech 
firm.  Stuart,  22,  graduated  from  UVA 


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AIMEE  FAVREAU  '99  and  Carter  Dabney  celebrated  their  wedding  in  August  2005  in  Charlotte  NC  Back 
row  (I  to  r)  GRETA  WINN  Kidd  '99,  LISA  HELFERT  Hart  '99,  NICOLE  NAPIER  '99,  KRISTI  BLYER  '99, 
CATHERINE  BLACK  Ogletree  '99,  CATHERINE  CUMMINGS  Rennolds  '99,  LAUREN  DYSON  '99, 
TOTTY  EDWARDS  '99,  and  SARAHWILSON  Clepper  '99.  Front  row  (I  to  r|;  KELLY  BAUGHAN  GREEN 
'00,  SUMMER  SAUNDERS  Milligan  '99,  the  bride,  the  groom,  REBECCA  STEVENS  Teaff  '99, 
TEPHANIE  DAWSON  Hodges  '99,  and  JESSICA  JOHNSON  Funk  '99. 


KATHLEEN  NEVIN  '05  married  Thomas  Shea  m  January  2006  in 
Baltimore  MD  Back  row  (I  to  r):  CHRISTINE  "CHRISSY"  KELLAS 
'05,  ERIN  CARTWRIGHT  '05,  KATY  JENNINGS  Brandenburg 
'05,  ELIZABETH  "BETH"  SOUTHARD  '05,  and  NOHA  KHOURY 
'05   Front  row  (I  to  r):  the  bride  and  ELLESSE  FERREOL  '05, 


this  spring  and  hopes  to  attend  law 
school.  I  no  longer  teach  high  school 
English  but  stay  busy" 

JUDITH  "J."  WADE  of  Atlanta  GA 
remembers  classmate  and  great  friend 
JOANNE  HOFFMAN  Jay  '70,  who  had 

an  accidental  death  in  May  2005. 
"Those  of  us  who  knew  and  loved  her 
miss  her  wit,  great  spirit,  and  mind." 


1970 


MARGARET  HAILE  McPhillips  of 

Norfolk  VA  received  the  Public  Service 
Award  given  by  Civitan  Club  of  Norfolk 
to  the  Outstanding  Norfolk  City 
Employee  of  the  Year  in  honor  of  her 
efforts  as  city  historian. 

LYNN  KIRKMAN  Mackle  of  Kansas 
City  MO  earned  a  second  master's 
degree  in  2005  in  art  history  and  a  mas- 
ter's in  English  at  the  University  of 
Missouri  in  2000.  She  does  freelance 
feature-writing  for  area  publications  and 
volunteer  work  for  various  charities. 

ELIZABETH  "BETH"  NESBITT 
Thomason  of  Wise  VA;  "Daughter 
Katie  is  teaching  English  in  Arizona.  Son 
Sean  is  in  the  graduate  program  at  USC 
film  school.  I   en|oy  teaching  language 
arts  to  fifth  graders.  Ron  is  working  on 
a  novel  and  a  book  of  poetry." 


1971 


COLLEEN  CANNING  Coyner  of 

Waynesboro  VA  will  retire  from  25 
years  of  teaching  this  year, 

ANN  GILMER  Richardson  of  Roanoke 
VA  reports  son  John,  a  commercial 
banker,  married  Jessica  Bean  in  2005. 
Daughter  Blair  is  a  graphic  designer. 
Husband  Bill  sold  his  company  R&R 
Engineenng  in  July  2005  and  she  is 
working  for  an  interior  design  firm. 


BROOKE  HUME  Pendleton  of  Atlanta 
GA  and  husband  Bill  are  now  empty 
nesters.  "Daughter  Corbin  left  for  col- 
lege last  fall.  I'm  active  on  the  board  of 
CHRIS  Kids  and  hope  to  spend  more 
time  in  child  advocacy." 


1972 


ANN  BROWN  of  Asheville  NC  works  as 
a  certified  nurse  midwife.  Daughter 
Sarah  is  teaching  earth  science  at 
Asheville  High  School  and  daughter  Kate 
IS  a  freshman  at  Warren  Wilson  College. 

JEAN  DITTMAR  Hubertus  of  New 

BraunfelsTX:  "I  have  retired  from  desk 
to  field  —  driving  a  tractor  and  making 
round  bales  of  hay,"  She  will  be  moving 
to  100  acres  in  Sequin  TX 

KATHLEEN  "KATHY"  MADIGAN 
Muehlman  of  Charleston  WV  has  an 
empty  nest  after  28  years  of  raising 
kids,  "Still  teaching,  but  all  three  chil- 
dren are  in  visual  or  verbal  arts!" 

JANE  "PLAYER"  MCPHAUL  of 

Southern  Pines  NC:  "With  the  two  old- 
est children  married,  I've  semi-retired 
from  real  estate  and  teach  —  my  first 
love  —  at  a  local  high  school " 

SUSAN  OSBOURNE  Symmonds  of 

Brooklyn  NY:  "Working  as  a  counselor  at 
PS36  in  Brooklyn  Daughter  Tiana  works 
for  Hewlett-Packard  and  Erika  is  working 
at  Habitat  for  Humanity  building  homes 
in  Oakland  CA  through  AmeriCorps." 


1973 


DEIRDRE  DOUGHERTY  Grogan  of 

Manetta  GA  volunteers  at  daughter 
Alyson's  high  school.  Alyson  was  elect- 
ed to  "Senior  Elite"  for  academics, 
school  and  community  involvement, 
and  character.  Deirdre  works  as  an 
insurance  underwriter  and  husband 
Mark  is  with  Kroger  Company. 


DEMARIS  "DEMI"  ELSASSER 
Wheeler  of  Norfolk  VA  works  for  Bank 
of  America  and  went  to  Jekyll  Island  in 
March  to  visit  roommate  PATRICIA 
"TRICIA"  SMITH  Bowman  '73  Son 
Jeff  IS  a  student  and  musician,  and 
daughter  Jessie  is  a  sophomore  at  JMU. 

MARGARET  IVEY  Baclgal  of 

Richmond  VA  was  elected  to  an  initial 
one-year  term  as  the  law  faculty  repre- 
sentative for  the  Virginia  Bar 
Association's  Board  of  Govenors. 

HELEN  PLUMMER  Lee  of  Huntsville 
AL  IS  manager  and  head  librarian  at 
Madison  Public  Library.  She  and  hus- 
band Fred  have  been  married  32  years. 
Daughter  Catharine  was  married  in 
May,  son  Tom  received  his  bachelor's  in 
political  science  from  University  of 
Alabama,  and  daughter  Annie  is  married 
and  working  in  Huntsville. 

LOUISE  REID  Thyson  of  Vienna  VA 
reports  that  she  will  be  moving  to 
Staunton  this  summer. 


1975 


1974 


ANN  ALLEN  Savoy  of  Eunice  l_A  and 
the  Savoy  Family  Band  performed  at 
the  National  Folk  Festival  in  Richmond 
VA  last  fall.  The  band  —  Ann,  husband 
Marc,  sons  Wilson  and  Joel,  and  daugh- 
ter Sarah  —  celebrates  Cajun  culture. 
Ann  was  nominated  for  a  Grammy  as 
producer  of  Evangeline  Made,  and  for 
the  Botkin  Book  Award  for  her  book 
Cajun  Music:  A  Reflection  of  a  People. 

PATTY  CHITWOOD  of  Blacksburg  VA  is 
still  working  for  Virginia  Tech's  student 
health  services.  Daughter  Emily  is  a  jun- 
ior at  UVA  studying  architecture,  daugh- 
ter Sarah  is  a  sophmore  at  JMU,  and 
youngest  child  Colin  is  16  years  old. 


KATHARINE  ANDERSON  of  Reston  VA: 
"I  became  a  grandmother  in  September 
to  Michael.  I've  been  divorced  since 
1984  and  am  loving  life.  Things  haven't 
worked  out  exactly  as  I  had  planned  but 
that's  what  makes  life  exciting." 

VICTORIA  DEJARNETTE  Mann  of 

New  Wilmington  PA:  "My  husband  is 
vice  president  and  dean  of  Westminster 
College  where  we've  both  worked  for 
years.  Daughter  Courtney  graduated 
from  Dickinson  College  in  May  2004 
and  works  at  The  Population  Institute  in 
DC.  Daughter  Lauren  is  a  sophomore  at 
Otterbein  College." 

BEVERLY  SHENK  Coltrane  of 

Fishersville  VA  reports  that  daughter 
Elizabeth  is  a  sophomore  at  MBC  having 
transferred  from  Bridgewater  College. 


1976 


REBECCA  AUTREY  Phillips  of 

TexarkanaTX  is  a  retired  elementary 
and  secondary  school  teacher.  Husband 
Stuart  is  an  orthodontist. 

CARROLL  BLAIR  Keiger  of  Richmond 
VA  works  with  the  boarding  department 
at  St.  Catherine's.  "These  giris  really 
keep  me  young!" 

PRINCE  CARR  Norfleet  of  Richmond 
VA:  "At  age  52,  I  finally  have  pierced  ears 
and  am  computer  literate.  Daughter 
Margaret  graduates  from  UVA  this  spring 
and  will  go  to  NYC  to  work  in  advertising. 
Son  Edward  enters  UVA  in  the  fall.  Ed  is 
with  FRB  in  Richmond  for  35  years. 

JANE  FISHER  Vagt  of  Oakton  VA 

reports  that  son  Patrick,  21 ,  graduates 
from  UVA  this  year.  Jane  recently  had 
dinner  with  MBC  roommate  SUE 
DUGANWeinig'76 


Mary  Baldwin  College  Magazine 


A  group  of  Mary  Baldwin  alumnae  enjoyed  time  together  in  New  York  City 
in  January  2006  at  the  Metropolitan  Museum  to  see  "Fra  Angelico"  fol- 
lowed by  cocktails  at  SUSAN  PAUL  Firestone's  '68  SoHo  loft,  and  dinner 
Pictured  (I  to  r):  JUDY  GALLOWAY  '69  SUSAN  SHERRI  MILLER 
Stephenson  '69,  SALLY  JAMES  '69  ana  JUDY  PAYNE  Grey  '65 


Several  MBC  friends  enjoyed  a  get-together  in 
Washington  DC  for  a  mini-reunion.  Back  row  (I  to 
r)  MEGHAN  WARD  '04.  KATIE  PHILLIPS  '04. 
and  Katie  Stice  Front  row  (I  to  r):  ASHLEY 
KIZLER  '05  ERIKA  GIRALDO  '04,  and  ERIN 
BALLEW  O'Reilly  '04. 


RACHEL  EICHENLAUB  '00  married  Darrell 
Tempieman  in  October  2005  in  Dexter  GA. 
Pictured  with  the  bride  are  bndesmaids  and 
classmates  MICHELLE  VALENTE  '00  and 
ADDIE  SMITH  Pratt  00 


DIANE  HILTON  Reed  of  Randleman  NC 
writes  that  after  two  years  at  Mary 
Baldwin  she  received  a  BS  in  public 
health  education  from  UNC.  Daughter 
Lauren  is  a  freshman  at  UNC  and  son 
Jared  is  a  junior  at  NC  State. 

BONNIE  KLINEFELTER  of  Lutherville 
MD  IS  a  senior  intelligence  analyst  for 
the  Department  of  Defense  in  Fort 
Meade  MD. 

MEREDITH  LYONS-Crews  of 

Charleston  SC  has  been  program  man- 
ager of  four  children's  day-treatment 
programs  at  the  Institute  of  Psychiatry 
at  the  Medical  University  of  South 
Carolina. 

NANCY  PETERSON  Hemenway  of 

Arlington  VA  was  featured  in  a 
December  2005  edition  of  People 
Magazine  in  a  story  called  The  Gift  of 
Life,  which  documented  her  work  with 
the  nonprofit  group  the  International 
Council  on  Infertility  Information 
Dissemination  (INCIID),  which  she  co- 
founded  in  1994.  Last  year  INCIID 
solicited  doctors  and  drug  companies 
for  $1.3  million  in  donated  services  and 
fertility  medications  in  order  to  help 


couples  get  treatments  they  could  not 
otherwise  afford. 

PATRICIA  TUGGLE  Collins  of 

Midlothian  VA  teaches  Spanish  at  a 
community  college  as  her  children, 
ages  24,  20,  and  19,  grow  up.  "Jen  is 
teaching  at  Clemson  University  and 
Maggie  is  a  senior  planning  to  pursue 
equine  studies.  Tom  is  still  searching." 


KATHERYNE  BLACKSHER  Ward  of 

Mobile  AL  has  an  18-year-old  daughter 
at  Washington  and  Lee  and  a  16-year-old 
son  in  10th  grade  who  plays  football. 

BARBARA  CARRICK  Dumbaugh  of 

Sarasota  FL:  "I  am  a  realtor  and  also 
serve  on  two  boards  —  New  College 
Library  Association  and  Key  Chorale, 
the  official  chorus  of  our  symphony." 

PAULINE  PATTESON  of  Harrisonburg 
VA  displayed  a  dozen  oil  paintings  in  an 
exhibit  called  "Comers  of  My  World"  at 
The  Art  Gallery  at  Summit  Square  in 
Waynesboro  VA.  She  has  continued  art 
studies  at  East  Tennessee  State 


University.  Beverley  Street  Studio  in 
Staunton,  and  at  art  workshops  led  by 
internationally  known  instructors.  Her 
work  has  been  in  many  shows  and  she 
has  received  numerous  awards  in 
recent  years. 


1978 


FAYE  ANDREWS  Barr  of  Virginia  Beach 
VA  is  preparing  to  move  to  Maui,  where 
husband  Charles,  a  marine  biologist/envi- 
ronmental steward,  will  work  for  Keep 
America  Beautiful  and  other  non-profit 
environmental  organizations  in  Hawaii. 
She  hopes  to  continue  pursuing  inter- 
ests in  horticulture,  art,  writing,  and  ani- 
mal welfare. 

DIANE  BABRAL  of  Waynesboro  VA  and 
GERALD  BABRAL  '98  ADP  announce 
the  birth  of  granddaughter  Alison 
Jacqueline  Babral  born  October  2004  to 
David  and  Knsty  Babral. 

DEBORAH  TIMBERLAKE  of  Monterey 
VA  IS  a  first  grade  teacher  at  Highland 
Elementary  School. 


MARY  STEWART  WELLS  Pfeffer  of 

AmarilloTX  and  husband  Gary  have  a 
son  in  9th  grade  at  Woodberry  Forest 
School  in  VA. 


1979 


KIM  BAKER  Glenn  of  Richmond  VA 
graduated  in  May  2005  from  Union- 
PSCE  School  of  Theology  earning  a 
master's  in  Christian  education. 


1980 


AUDREY  ANDREWS  Odd!  of  Richmond 
VA:  "My  oldest  daughter  is  a  freshman 
at  Virginia  Tech  and  my  younger  daughter 
is  in  eighth  grade.  Husband  Steve  and  I 
own  two  crane  companies." 

CHERYL  NAETZKER  of  Midlothian  VA 
IS  an  IT  senior  systems  analyst  with 
WellPoint  Inc.  She  earned  project  man- 
agement professional  designation  in 
2004  and  business  systems  analyst  cer- 
tification in  2005.  She  enjoys  the  beach, 
boating,  and  catching  up  with  classmate 
MARTINA  GRAHAM  Creger  '80 


KELLY  KERSMARKI  '02  marned  college  sweetheart  Mark  Hall  m  October  2003 
and  is  a  stay-at-home  mom  for  daughter  Dolores  Grace  born  in  November  2005. 
MBC  friends  celebrating  (I  to  r):  AMY  NUSBAUM  '02.  DANA  WOODS  Allen  '02, 
EME  HURLEY  05  MORGAN  WEBB  '07,  DEBORAH  DURBIN  07  ASHLEY 
KIZLER  '05.  MEGHAN  WARD  '04,  and  the  bride  (seated). 


JESSAMY  "JESS"  HOFFMANN  '95  married  Theodore  Garner  in  Amelia  VA  :n  July 
2005.  MBC  friends  in  attendance  included  (I  to  r):  VALERIE  FOWLKES  Rafey  '97.  for- 
mer MBC  staff  member  Kathryn  Buzzoni,  the  bnde.  and  AMY  HALL  Pulaski  '96.  The 
couple  resides  in  Spotsylvania  VA. 


Spnng  2006 


TIFFANY  MARTIN  '99  .ved  Capt  St. 
in  August  2005  in  Gaithersburg  Mb  *jj    j         I  ) 
KRISTEN  SWOOPE  Lanier  '99,  KARA  HUGHES  01 
MEGAN  ROBINSON  '99,  and  DENISE  HAYES    99 
Bottom  row  (I  to  r):  JENNIFER  LORDAN  '99,   the 
bride,  and  MICHAL  ZIVAN  Coffey  '99 


CPT,  EN  ADJUTANT  JESSICA  DURBIN  '02  married 
1st  LT  Kyle  Bair  in  August  2005  while  at  home  on 
leave.  She  is  currently  serving  in  Iraq  with  the  US. 
Army  Celebrating  (I  to  r):  the  bnde,  sister  DEBORAH 
DURBIN  '07,  mother  LINDA  MITE  Durbin  '69,  and 
maid  of  honor  KELLY  KERSMARKI  Hall  '02 


ERIN  BALLEW  '04  married  2nd  LT  Egan  O'Reilly  in 
September  2005  in  Gloucester  VA.  Back  row  (I  to  rl: 
KATHRYN  SPICER  '06,  ERIN  BAKER  '07  ANGELA 
FABER  '04,  the  bride,  SARAH  CERRI  Cowherd  '03 
ERIKA  GIRALDO  '04,  KATHRYN  PHILLIPS  '04 
MEGHAN  WARD  '04,  and  JOANNA  CASTO  '04 
Front  row  (I  to  r|  VICTORIA  TENBROECK  '05,  ASHLEY 
KIZLER  '05,  the  groom,  JENNIFER  CARMAN  Lovell 
'04,  and  JORDAN  ARMSTRONG  '04 


KATIE  PIERSON  Colden  of  Grand  Blanc 
Ml:  "I  am  a  realtor  with  Keller  Williams 
Realty.  Husband  Damian  is  busy  with  his 
engineering  company.  Daughter 
Kathenne  graduated  last  May  from 
Butler  University  and  was  expecting  a 
baby  May  2006.  Daughter  Rachael  is  a 
sophomore  in  nursing  at  St.  Mary's 
Notre  Dame." 


1981 


TAMARA  CORELL  lives  in  Melbourne 
Beach  FL  with  husband  Steven  and 
works  as  a  State  Farm  agent. 

JAMIE  LINDLER  of  New  Orleans  LA  sur- 
vived Katrina  and  is  mediating  insurance 
disputes  in  the  Gulf  Coast  related  to  the 
hurricane. 


1982 


STEPHANIE  BECKER  of  Livermore  CA 
earned  a  PhD  in  2003  in  Spanish  and  is 
working  on  Perversions  of  Romance,  a 
book  to  be  publised  this  year 

RUTH  DOUMLELE  of  Midlothian  VA 
received  her  MLA  from  the  University  of 
Richmond  in  2002.  She  has  been  writing 
about  southern  women  1780-1830  and 
historical  places  in  Richmond. 


1983 


MELINDA  CAIN  of  Dallas  TX  went  on 
three  cruises  and  several  weekend  trips. 
She  has  two  dogs  named  Bravo  and 
Micky. 


1984 


ROBERTA  BALDWIN  Webb  of  Accomac 
VA  is  working  in  marketing  and  has 
earned  fitness  certifications.  She  is 
teaching  step,  weight-lifting,  resistaball, 
and  more.  Her  family  is  doing  well;  Zach 
is  6  and  Luke  is  3. 


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SARA  LOU  ZACHARY  '65  to  Robert  Spence  Yarbrough,  October  9,  2005 

ESTHER  JOHNSON  '66  to  Bert  Wright,  October  1,  2005 

TERESA  "RE"  PLANK  '86  to  Michael  Jago,  October  31,  2005 

ASHLEY  TRIPPLEHORN  '93  to  Cory  Emerson,  September  3,  2005 

ALICIA  HAWKS  '94  to  Matthew  Keeler,  November  26,  2005 

JESSAMY  "JESS"  HOFFMANN  '95  to  Theodore  Waher  Garner,  July  16,  2005 

JENNIFER  HOPKINS  '96  to  Charles  "Craig"  Rittling,  April  16,  2005 

ANNA  WITT  '96  to  R  Scott  Reed,  June  18,  2005 

FRANCESCA  RUSK  '97  to  Sean  Wallace  September  24,  2005 

TIFFANY  MARTIN  '99  to  Capt.  Steven  Arthur  Brown,  August  6,  2005 

MELISSA  GREY  '99  to  Brian  Mesko,  October  9,  2004 

AIMEE  FAVREAU  '99  to  Carter  Dabney,  August  13,  2005 

CHARLYNDA  KELLY  '00  to  Hans  Ellison,  October  15,  2005 

RACHEL  EICHENLAUB  '00  to  Darrell  Templeman,  October  15,  2005 

ELIZABETH  "BESS"  SCHULTZ  '01  to  Paul  Flick,  October  2005 

MOLLY  MAHONEY  '02  to  Phillip  Griffin,  January  21,  2006 

DELAINE  PERRY  '02  to  Alex  Kaplan,  October  15,  2005 

GARY  CALL  '02  to  Bryan  Scharf,  April  2005 

KRISTIN  WILSON  '02  to  Sean  Smith,  October  2004 

JESSICA  DURBIN  '02  to  1st  Lt  Kyle  Patrick  Bair,  August  8,  2005 

KELLY  KERSMARKI  '02  to  Mark  Hall,  October  2003 

CARMEN  ROBERTSON  '03  to  Chistopher  Dwayne  Jones,  July  2,  2005 

ERIN  BALLEW  '04  to  2nd  Lt  Egan  O'Reilly,  September  3,  2005 

JENNIFER  WUEST  '05  to  Jeff  Wilcox,  September  30,  2005 

KATHLEEN  NEVIN  '05  to  Thomas  Shea,  January  21,  2006 

BALLU  BANGURA  LEE  '05  to  Caleb  Lee  III,  August  2004 


Mary  Baldwin  College  Magazine 


Real-Life  Version  of  Beat  the  Clock 


The  need  is  real.  The  time  is  short. 

Your  Annual  Giving  contributions  have  direct  impact  on 
the  lives  of  every  student,  every  day  by  keeping  tuition 
down,  providing  scholarship  assistance,  conducting  criti- 
cal renovation  and  landscape  maintenance  for  our  his- 
toric campus  —  and  so  much  more! 

No  question  that  we  are  grateful  to  each  of  you  who've 
sent  your  annual  gift  already.  We  are  truly  counting  on 
the  rest  of  you  to  do  what  you  can  in  support  of  this 
notable  college  and  the  transformative  education  it  offers 
all  students. 

Time  flies  —  we  are  counting  days  (not  weeks  and 
months)  until  this  Giving  year  ends  —  June  30,  2006. 
We  can  Beat  the  Clock,  with  your  gift! 


Goal  for  Annual  Giving  2005-06  —  $1.3  million 
Dollars  received  as  of  May  25,  2006  —  $893,028 

Goal  for  alumnae/i  participation   —  33  /o 
Participation  as  of  May  25,  2006  —  27% 

All  students  benefit  from  your  gift! 
Call  540-887-7011  to  make  your  gift. 
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1, 


ELIZABETH  "LIZ"  EDGERTON 
Summers  of  Columbia  SC:  "Last  May  I 
attended  the  funeral  of  our  classmate 
COURTNEY  DEWEY  '84  JACQUELINE 
"JACKIE"  SKINNER  '84  and  TAMI 
HATCH  '85  also  attended.  Couaney 
loved  her  time  at  Mary  Baldwin  and  will 
be  missed  by  all  who  knew  and  loved 
her." 

MARY  KATHRYN  HOCKMAN 
Robinson  of  Mount  Airy  NC:  She 
recently  moved  to  NC  with  husband 
Joe  and  son  Harrison,  8,  where  she 
became  president  of  the  Greater  Mount 
Airy  Chamber  of  Commerce.This  is 
home  to  many  MBC  alumnae  who  have 
made  me  feel  welcome." 


1985 


KAROL  SVINDLAND  Derflinger  of 

Front  Royal  VA  and  husband  Mark  will 
have  been  married  20  years  this  year. 
Daughter  Madelynn  is  6.  Karol  is  a 
counselor  in  therapeutic  day  treatment 
at  Family  Preservation  Services  for 
Warren  County  Public  Schools. 


1986 


CAROL  BELOTE  Benson  of  Manassas 
VA,  husband  Robert,  Cathenne,  4,  and 
Elizabeth,  3,  welcomed  Collin  in 
February  2004,  but.  he  died  the  follow- 
ing July  Stepdaughter  Ashley  is  18. 
Carol's  father  Chuck  works  for  Mary 
Baldwin  in  the  physical  plant. 


ELIZABETH  BIRKS  Lange  of  Tyler  TX: 
"I've  been  married  to  Will,  my  sweet- 
heart (whom  1  met  while  at  MBC)  for 
18  years"  She  is  a  realtor  and  has  two 
daughters,  Alexandra,  12,  and  Olivia,  9. 

SUSAN  EASLER  of  Ashburn  VA  has 
been  promoted  to  hospital  sales  special- 
ist with  AstraZeneca  Pharmaceuticals. 
She  enjoys  getting  together  with  MBC 
friends  JULIE  ELLSWORTH  Cox  '86, 
KAREN  LATSHAW  Schaub  '86,  and 
CHARISSA  CAMP  '86  Susan  missed 
her  20th  reunion  because  she  was  trav- 
eling in  Italy 

MARGARET  GERBER  Davis  of  Reston 
VA  is  a  retired  teacher. 

MICHAEL  HART  of  Glen  Allen  VA  is  a 
facilities  manager  for  Hamilton 
Beach/Proctor  Silex,  Inc. 

JULIANA  HOFF  Sawyer  of  Lutherville 
MD  has  three  children:  two  boys,  10 
and  8,  and  a  girl,  3.  Juliana  works  for 
Infinity  Broadcasting  Baltimore  as  an 
account  manager  and  is  involved  at  her 
children's  schools. 

ELLEN  PEARSON  Timm  of  Louisville 
KY  has  settled  back  in  her  hometown. 

TERESA  "RE"  PLANK  Jago  of 

Elizabeth  City  NC  married  Michael  in 
the  courthouse  at  Elizabeth  City  last 
October.  Guests  were  invited  to  attend 
a  Halloween  Party  to  celebrate. 


ELIZABETH  SCHAUBACH  Alexander 

of  Frederick  MD  and  family  spent  six 
months  living  in  Hawaii  in  2005. 


1989 


1987 


JANICE  ANDERSON  Ferneyhough  of 

Milton  DE  is  remarried  and  has  a  "bun- 
dle of  joy"  —  Samantha  Grace  Tanner. 

FELICIA  ANDREWS  Bullock  of 

KingsportTN  is  working  with  King 
Pharmaceuticals  and  showing  her 
Samoyeds.  One  dog,  Arctic,  was  shown 
at  the  Westminster  dog  show. 

MARGARET  "MEG"  BRITTINGHAM 
Kieda  of  Valdosta  GA  and  husband 
Adam  en|oy  son  Daniel  Brittingham. 

ROBIN  EVANS  of  Catonsville  MD  is  a 
postdoctoral  fellow  at  the  National 
Institute  on  Drug  Abuse. 

MARY-SLATER  LINN  of  Orlando  FL 
reports  that  sister  Zee  Zee  had  twins 
in  April  2005.  "I'm  Auntie  M  to  Gate 
and  Wil." 


1988 


LISA  DERBY  of  Henderson  NV  is  a  nation- 
al sales  manager  for  Panache  Destination 
Management,  an  event  planning  firm  in 
California,  Hawaii,  and  Las  Vegas. 


LISA  HO  Guinan  of  Palo  Verdes  Estates 
CA;  "It  will  be  our  10th  anniversary  in 
California.  My  husband  Joseph,  son  Roan, 
6.  and  daughter  Haley  4,  are  well." 

SARAH  MCCLELLAN  Holman  of 

Nellysford  VA  is  working  part  time  and 
spending  time  with  husband  John  and 
daughters  Lydia  and  Marlena.They  live 
at  Wintergreen  Resort  and  visit  with  fel- 
low classmates  who  visit  the  resort. 

SHERI  POWELL  Neuhofer  of 

Chesapeake  VA  and  husband  Jeffrey  wel- 
comed son  Nikolas  Riley  in  August  2005. 


1990 


NICKOLE  SHEFFIELD  of  Midlothian  VA: 
"I'm  teaching  special  education  in 
Henrico  County  and  working  towards 
my  master's  in  special  education  at 
Virginia  Commonwealth  University" 

LORI  SMITH  Beck  of  San  Antonio  TX 
teaches  at  University  of  Texas  and 
supervises  student  teachers.  She 
enjoyed  a  quick  visit  to  Richmond  visit- 
ing MARY  IRVIN  York  '90  and  TIA 
TILMAN  Ow/en  '90 

SANDRA  TERRY  of  New  York  NY  works 
as  a  site  inspector  for  Apartment  Rehabs. 
She  makes  prints  at  the  Art  Student's 
League,  is  managing  editor/designer  for 
Sagazine,  and  the  Society  of  American 


Spnng  2006 


Graphic  Artists,  and  runs  two  English 
coonhounds  in  Riverside  Park. 

TIATILMAIM  Owen  of  Richmond  VA  and 
husband  Duncan  announce  the  birth  of 
daughter  Catherine  McNeir  in  July  2005, 
Catherine  joins  big  brothers  Duncan,  6, 
and  Carter,  4. 


991 


LEIGH  "TAYLOR"  BELL  Falls  of 

Richmond  VA  is  a  self-employed  interior 
designer.  She  and  husband  Mark  have 
two  boys.  West.  6.  and  Fisher.  2 

ELIZABETH  "LIZ"  BENDER  Morgan  of 

Hermitage  TN  and  Mike  announce  the 
birth  of  first  child  Sean  Michael  in 
September  2005. 

MARTINAH  DISAVINO  Smith  of 

Colonial  Heights  VA:  "I  stopped  working 
three  years  ago  after  being  at  the  same 
company  12  years.  I'm  raising  two 
sons:  Billy,  who  started  kindergarten 
this  year,  and  Martin.  1."  She  and  hus- 
band Bill  celebrate  their  10th  anniver- 
sary this  year. 

RACHELANIME  FESTA  Fleming  of 

Clover  SC  responded  to  hurncane 
Katrina  through  the  National 
Organization  of  Victims  Assistance 
(NOVA)  cnsis  response  team.  "I  am  hon- 
ored I  was  able  to  help  those  in  need." 

ROSALYN  MCCAIN  Shrader  of  Oxford 
GA  is  the  registered  nurse  program 
director  for  Morgan  Memorial  Hospital. 

CLAIRE  MURPHY  Applewhite  of  Frisco  TX 
IS  a  writer  and  raising  daughter  McKenna,  5. 

CAROLINE  ODEN  Wylie  of  Phoenix  AZ 
and  husband  Robert  have  three  children: 
Henry  3.  George,  2.  and  Charlotte,  2. 

HEATHER  PEARSON  Ashley  of  Toms 
Brook  VA  teaches  for  Shenandoah 
County  Public  Schools  and  is  the 
Shenandoah  Education  Association  vice 
president.  Heather  and  husband  Mike 
own  several  small  businesses  including 
a  chain  of  car  washes  and  laundromats. 

KIRSTEN  RUHALA  Miller  of 

Hedgesville  WV  and  husband  Brian 
have  three  children  and  two  stepchil- 
dren She  works  as  a  priority  unit  advo- 
cate for  First  Data  Merchant  Services. 

PATRICIA  SPURLOCK  Hodges  of 

Midlothian  VA:  "We  are  getting  settled 
in  our  new  house  and  I  am  enjoying 
being  a  stay-at-home  mom" 

MICHELLE  STEVENS  Stullenburg  of 

Staunton  VA  is  a  special  education 
teacher  for  Staunton  City  Schools.  She 
earned  a  master's  degree  in  education 
from  James  Madison  University  in 
1996.  Husband  Larry  is  a  machinist  for 
Tyco  Electronics. 

ELEANOR  WARE  of  Sterling  VA;  "I  am 
with  Reston  Interfaith  working  with 
homeless  families.  Received  my  LCSW  in 
2003,  Very  active  in  church,  serving  on 


vestry  and  going  on  annual  mission  trips." 

1992 

JULIE  ADAMS  Ranson  of  Richmond 
VA  and  Todd  celebrated  the  birth  of  Eli 
Wilson  in  July  2005.  who  joins  sister 
Molly  2. 


KIMBERLY  ARMSTRONG  Pifer  of 

Winchester  VA  and  husband  Bill  wel- 
comed Lindsay  in  September  2005, 
who  joins  Emilie,  2, 

NINA  BAXLEY  Rogers  of  Maggie 
Valley  NC:  "I  quit  my  corporate  job  as  a 
technical  wnter  to  become  an  English 
teacher  and  love  it" 

HOLLY  EGER  West  of  Monument  CO 
accomplished  a  life  goal  by  opening  a 
piano  studio  last  fall 

PAIGE  PEMBERTON  Heath  of 

Beaverdam  VA  and  husband  Richard 
have  two  boys,  Parker,  4,  and  Jackson, 
2.  She  IS  in  her  14th  year  of  teaching  in 
Hanover  County  and  is  teaching  fifth 
grade. 

AIMEE  RAY  of  Midlothian  VA  started  a 
new  job  in  August  as  the  marketing 
consultant  at  Wachovia  Securities. 

SUSAN  SEAMSTER  Morris  of 

Richmond  VA  and  husband  Jason  wel- 
comed first  child  Abigail  Layne  in 
October  2005,  Susan  is  a  design  con- 
sultant for  Storehouse  and  owns  a 
design  business,  Interior  Motives. 

JOHNTRIPPEL  of  Chadottesville  VA  is 
working  as  a  teaching  assistant  in  spe- 
cial education  with  Albemarle  County. 
His  paintings  were  in  two  shows  last 
fall:  one  in  a  record/CD  shop  and  one 
in  Breadworks  Bakery. 


993 


CHRISTY  HAWKINS  Howell  of 

Chicago  IL:  "Trae  and  I  moved  down- 
town and  are  on  the  top  floor  with 
amazing  views.  Trae  is  IT  operations 
director  for  CNA  Insurance  Company." 


Morrison  '95 
Rounds  Up 
World  Leaders 


EMILY  OEHLER  '93  completed  the 
Manne  Corps  Marathon  in  October  2005. 
After  training  for  28  weeks,  she  went 
from  running  three  blocks  to  26.2  miles! 


Mary  Morrison  '95  wants  people  to  know  that  the  Clinton 
Global  Initiative  (CGI)  is  more  than  a  glitzy  annual  event.  "It  is 
an  ongoing  partnership  of  global  leaders  who  are  working 
together  on  some  of  the  world's  most  pressing  challenges,"  said 
Morrison,  CGI  director  of  membership.  She  is  employed  by  the 
William  J.  Clinton  Foundation,  which  supports  CGI  —  "a  non- 
partisan endeavor,  bringing  together  a  carefully  selected  group 
of  the  world's  best  minds  and  most  distinguished  problem 
solvers  to  focus  on  practical,  effective  measures  that  can  be 
taken  now." 

It  doesn't  hurt  to  be  in  the  public  eye,  however,  as  she  was 
when  the  organization's  kickoff  event  earned  her  recognition  as 
one  of  New  York  City's  event  planners  of  the  year.  Morrison 
recently  received  that  honor  from  BizBash  Magazine  for  plan- 
ning the  "three-day  assembly  of  world  leaders,  business  execs, 
nonprofit  agencies,  Nobel  Laureates,  and  issue-minded  celebri- 
ties." Among  the  participants  at  the  CGI  event  were  Kofi 
Annan,  secretary  general  of  the  United  Nations;  former 
Secretary  of  State  Madeline  Albright;  George  Stephanopoulos, 
anchor  of  ABC  Neivs  This  Week;  and  actress  Angelina  Jolie. 

As  an  MBC  student,  Morrison  designed  an  independent 
major  in  international  business.  An  internship  in  the  Clinton 
White  House  after  graduation  set  her  on  her  career  path.  She 
went  to  work  as  deputy  director  of  Oval  Office  operations,  and 
remained  on  Clinton's  staff  when  he  left  office.  She  signed  on  in 
April  2004  to  manage  the  CGI  conference.  The  daughter  of  a 
retired  career  naval  officer  and  Brazilian  painter,  Morrison  lives 
in  midtown  Manhattan,  just  blocks  from  her  office. 

In  classes  with  Mary  Baldwin  professors  such  as  the  late 
Gordon  Hammock,  Morrison  said  she  learned  organization, 
honesty,  preparation,  and  fundamental  kindness  —  that  voice 
that  reminds  her  to  write  thank-you  notes  and  respond  to 
requests.  These  serve  her  well  on  the  CGI  staff  and  beyond. 
Morrison  "did  a  little  bit  of  everything"  for  the  inaugural  CGI 
conference  in  September  2005,  including  choosing  the  food  and 
the  florist,  and  coordinating  the  name  and  logo.  For  this  year's 
conference,  she  is  focused  on  membership:  The  organization 
boasts  nearly  1,000  members,  and  Morrison  works  to  carefully 
recruit  new  faces  —  primarily  heads  of  state  from  around  the 
world. 

Still,  she  is  humble  about  her  newfound  recognition:  "It 
was  exciting.  It  was  a  nice  prize  at  the  end  of  a  year  of  hard 
work  to  get  the  event  organized.  But  really,  the  event  itself  was 
the  reward.  Knowing  that  we  helped  raise  $2.5  billion  toward 
mitigating  global  issues  and  that  we  encouraged  conversation  is 
immensely  satisfying." 

For  more  information  about  the  Clinton  Global  Initiative, 
Morrison  recommends  visiting  the  organization  online  at 
u'wu'.cli  ntonglobalinitiative.org. 


Mary  Baldwin  College  Magazine 


ELIZABETH  SMITH  Koleszar  of 

Walpole  MA  relocated  to  Boston  with 
my  husband  Bill  and  daughter  Caroline. 
Bill  is  with  Citizens  Bank.  "I  am  quickly 
adapting  as  a  serious,  snow-conscious 
New  Englander." 


1994 


REBECCA  CHRISTIE  of  Silver  Spring 
MD  works  in  Washington  DC  as  the 
Pentagon  reporter  for  Dow  Jones 
Newswires.  Over  the  past  10  years, 
she  has  worked  for  newspapers  in  WV, 
OR,  and  GA.  She  has  a  master's  degree 
from  the  LBJ  School  of  Public  Affairs  at 
University  of  Texas.  She  has  performed 
with  the  Cathedral  Choral  Society,  the 
professional  early  music  vocal  ensem- 
ble Carmina.  and  has  been  a  contribut- 
ing writer  for  the  Recorded  A  Cappella 
Review  Board,  and  a  volunteer  with 
Contemporary  A  Cappella  Society. 

ELIZABETH  ELSING  Robblns  of 

Manteo  NC  and  husband  John  wel- 
comed daughter  Elizabeth  Lane  in 
November  2004. 

EUGENIA  "GENIE"  GRATTO  of  Iowa 
City  lA:  "I  am  working  as  a  communica- 
tions account  manager  for  Alliant  Energy." 

ALICIA  HAWKS  Keeler  of  Disputanta 
VA  married  Matthew  In  November 
2005.  "We  honeymooned  at  Walt 
Disney  World.  I  own/operate  King's 
BBQ  #2  in  Petersburg  VA" 

MYRA  SKIDMORE  Leiand  of  Cleveland 
MS  and  husband  Jarrod  welcomed  Henry 
May  2005,  who  joins  brother  Jack,  2. 


1995 


PENNY  JENKINS  Lowrey  of  Alexandria 
VA  and  husband  Peter  announce  the 
birth  of  Paige  in  April  2005. 


1996 


MARGARET  "MEG"  BUERKEL  of 

Philadelphia  PA:  "I  was  ordained  as  an 
Episcopal  pnest  in  January  2005  and 
serve  as  assistant  priest  at  The  Church  of 
the  Holy  Trinity,  Rittenhouse  Square,  PA." 

AMY  CHARLESTON  Mishra  of 

Burtingame  CA:  "I  sell  ad  space  in  the 
videogame  industry  and  enjoy  traveling 
to  new,  exciting  places  with  my  husband 
Arnab.  We  also  enjoy  hosting  out-of-town 
visitors  —  hint,  hint" 

LISA  MCGRANN  Morris  of  Kirkland 
WA  and  husband  Eric  welcomed 
Caroline  in  March  2004.  She  joins 
Emma,  6,  and  Olivia,  5. 
DIANA  PERRY  of  Staunton  VA  is  a  pretri- 
al program  manager  for  OAR  Jefferson 
Area  Community  Corrections. 

KRISTINE  SERFOZO  of  Brentwood  TN  is 
district  manager  with  CitiFinancial.  "I  keep 
in  touch  with  classmates  SUSAN  CRAW- 
FORD Bouchard  '96,  HEATHER  SHU- 
MAN  Fox  '96,  RENEE  SUTPHIN  Magee 
'96,  and  KATHERINE  WARING  '96 


ANNA  SNYDER  of  Alexandria  VA  is  a 
5th  grade  teacher  for  Hollin  Meadows 
Elementary  School. 

JOHN  TAYLOR  of  ChariottesvilleVA  is  a 
teacher  with  Albemarie  County  Public 
Schools. 

CURRY  WILHIDE  Blanton  of  Charles 
Town  WV  bought  a  100-year-old  house 
downtown.  "We've  been  busy  with  reno- 
vations and  our  wonderful  daughter 
Janet.  2." 

ANNA  WITT  Reed  of  Richmond  VA  mar- 
ried Scott  in  June  2005.  Fellow  squirrels 
in  attendance  included  MARY  ALICE 
"ALLIE"  WITT  Jamison  '93,  LAURA 
"ZANDER"  HAMILTON  Laurent  '96, 
ELIZABETH  NORWOOD  Fowlkes  '96 
MARY  BROWN  BROUGHTON 
Leachman  '97,  MARY  CATHERINE 
Mann  '97,  and  KATHRYN  "KATE" 
WOODSON  Dumont  '97  Anna  is  a  sen- 
ior human  resources  associate  for 
Capitol  One. 


1997 


HONOR  JOHNSON  McCain  of 

Morgantown  VW  and  husband  Bryson 
welcomed  Barrett  in  January  2006. 

LINDSEY  NORTON  Gaines  of 

Colorado  Spnngs  CO  and  husband  Jon 
welcomed  Emmett  in  February  2006. 
who  joins  Carter,  3.  Mary  Baldwin 
classmate  SUZANNAH  MEYER 
Zachos  '97  and  husband  Nick  are  the 
children's  godparents 

FRANCESCA  "CESCA"  RUSK 
Wallace  of  Dumfries  VA  married  Sean 
in  September  2005.  MBC  alumnae  in 
the  wedding  SUSAN  NICHOLS 
Wright  '97,  ELIZABETH  "TYSEN" 
FABRIZIO  Findeis  '98,  and  ANNE 
WAGNER  '98  Also  attending   KARI 
BAGDASARIAN  Rapine  '97,  PATTI 
FOLEY  Nardone  '97,  JENNIFER 
WALKER  Procise  '97,  and  MINDY 
WYTTENBACH-Lindsey  '97 

BRENDA  STROLE  Van  Pelt  of  Grand 
Rapids  Ml  IS  an  adjunct  professor  in  child- 
hood development  and  a  literacy  coach  at 
Grand  Rapids  Community  College. 


WENDY  BARNES  McEntee  of 

Patchogue  NY  was  promoted  to  team 
leader/senior  marketing  and  communica- 
tions specialist  in  the  group  employment 
benefits  department  at  BWD  Agency 
Inc.,  an  insurance  agency. 


998 


ANNIE  ANDREWS  Minix  of  Farmville 
VA  IS  pleased  to  announce  the  birth  of 
Samuel  in  February  2006,  8lbs  8oz  and 
22  inches  long.  He  was  welcomed  home 
by  James,  2. 


AUDREY  BESS  of  Orlando  FL  is  manag- 
ing editor  for  Crawford  Investigations. 

LARA  BRADLEY  Ballard  of  Sterling  VA 
and  husband  Seth  welcomed  Gavin  in 
February  2005.  Lara  is  a  5th  grade  teacher 
for  Loudoun  County  Public  Schools. 

JESSICA  CHARLES  Copenhaver  of 

Roanoke  VA  gave  birth  to  daughter 
Cassidy  in  November  2005.  She  works 
part  time  for  Scientific  Applications 
International  Corporation. 

JANET  DEFIBAUGH  Hylton  of 

Waynesboro  VA  and  husband  Jeff  wel- 
comed Sarah  in  November  2005,  who 
joins  Parker,  3. 

VICTORIA  FREELAND  Raybum  of 

Germany  and  husband  Steven  welcomed 
future  squirrel  Maresa  in  Apnl  2005,  who 
joins  Madeline  and  Maja. 

REBECCA  LAING  Bower  of  Staunton  VA 
is  dean  of  students  for  Stuart  Hall  School 
in  Staunton.  She  and  husband  Brian  have 
daughter  Madison. 

CARRIETIMMONS  McCandlish  of 

Huntersville  NC  and  husband  Scott  wel- 
comed Corinne  in  December  2005,  who 
joins  Mala,  3. 


SHERl  POWELL  Neuhofer  '89  and  Jeffrey:  a  son,  Nikolas  Riley,  August  13,  2005 

TIA  TILMAN  Owen  '90  and  Duncan:  a  daughter,  Catherine  McNeir,  July  28,  2005 

ELIZABETH  "LIZ"  BENDER  Morgan  '91  and  Mike:  a  son,  Sean  Michael,  September  2,  2005 

JULEE  ADAMS  Ranson  '92  and  Todd:  a  son,  Eli  'Wilson,  July  26,  2005 

KIMBERLY  ARMSTRONG  Pifer  '92  and  Bill:  a  daughter,  Lindsay  "Wainwright,  September  14,  2005 

SUSAN  SEAMSTER  Morris  '92  and  Jason:  a  daughter,  Abigail  "Abby"  Layne,  October  10,  2005 

ELIZABETH  ELSING  Robbins  '94  and  John:  a  daughter,  Elizabeth  Lane,  November  16,  2004 

MYRA  SKIDMORE  Leiand  '94  and  Jack:  a  son,  Henry  Swain,  May  9,  2005 

PENNY  JENKINS  Lowrey  '95  and  Peter:  a  daughter,  Paige  Baylis,  April  22,  2005 

LISA  MCGRANN  Morris  '96  and  Eric:  a  daughter,  Caroline  Isabell,  March  18,  2004 

HONOR  JOHNSON  McCain  '97  and  Bryson:  a  son,  Barrett  Alexander,  January  3,  2006 

LINDSEY  NORTON  Caines  '97  and  Jon:  a  son,  Emmett,  February  5,  2006 

ANNIE  ANDREWS  Minix  '98  and  Gerald  Lee:  a  son,  Samuel  Lee,  February  16,  2006 

LARA  BRADLEY  Ballard  '98  and  Seth:  a  son,  Gavin  Wyatt,  February  6,  2005 

JESSICA  CHARLES  Copenhaver  '98  and  Christopher:  a  daughter,  Cassidy  Sophia,  November  7,  2005 

JANET  DEFIBAUGH  Hylton  '98  and  Jeff:  a  daughter,  Sarah  Katherine,  November  21,  2005 

"VICTORIA  FREELAND  Raybum  '98  and  Steven:  a  daughter,  Maresa  Erika,  April  17,  2005 

CARRIE  TIMMONS  McCandlish  '98  and  Scott:  a  daughter,  Corinne  Reece,  December  28,  2005 

REBECCA  "BECCA"  CRAMER  Shaw  '99  and  Kevin:  a  son,  Avery,  November  2005 

MELISSA  GREY  Mesko  '99  and  Brian:  a  son,  Benjamin  Grey,  February  7,  2005 

LEANNA  REYNOLDS  Di  Dio  '99  and  John:  a  son,  Zackary  Ryan,  December  12,  2004 

RENEE  DEBORD  Staton  '00  and  Matt:  a  daughter,  Samantha  Suzanne,  March  25,  2005 

LORRI  WARD  Beeney  '01  and  Mark:  a  son,  Nikolas  John,  April  8,  2005 

CANDICE  EBERFLARD  Clayton  '02  and  Chad:  a  son,  Chase  Liam,  October  14,  2005 

KELLY  KERSMARKI  Hall  '02  and  James:  a  daughter,  Dolores  Grace,  November  9,  2005 

REBECCA  ROBBINS  Fakhar  '04  and  Shaheen;  a  son,  Shawn  Adam,  September  29,  2005 

BALLU  BANGURA  LEE  '05  and  Caleb:  a  daughter,  Jacqueline  Marie,  February  15,  2005 


Spring  2006 


1999 


REBECCA  "BECCA"  CRAMER  Shaw  of 

Martinsburg  WV  and  husband  Kevin  wel- 
comed son  Avery  in  November  2005, 
who  joins  Cnofan,  5.  Becca  is  a  service 
coordinator  for  those  with  mental  retar- 
dation and  developmental  disorders. 

MELISSA  GREY  Mesko  of  Staunton  VA 
and  husband  Brian  welcomed  Benjamin 
in  February  2005. 

DAVID  HIRES  of  Clifton  Forge  VA  is  a 
financial  center  manager  for  BB&T  He 
and  wife  Kimberly  have  two  children. 

LEILA  MCINTYRE  King  of  Winston 
Salem  NC  reports  that  2005  was  a  good 
year  with  son  Jack's  first  birthday  moving 
into  a  newly  built  home,  and  a  trip  to 
Wyoming. 

LEANNA  REYNOLDS  Dl  Dio  of 

Savannah  GA  and  husband  John  wel- 
comed Zackary  in  December  2004. 

ANNE  SAVAL  of  Winchester  VA:  "I  am  in 
second  semester  of  the  BSN  program  at 
Shenandoah  University  to  become  an  RN." 


2000 


RENEE  DEBORD  Staton  of  Pueblo  CO 
and  husband  Matt  welcomed  Samantha 
in  March  2005,  7lbs,  5oz. 

SARAH  JOHNSTON  of  Richmond  VA 
and  her  partner  purchased  a  house.  She 
will  soon  finish  a  master's  degree  in  pub- 
lic administration  and  become  develop- 
ment director  at  Orchard  House,  a  private 
middle  school  for  girls. 

CHARLYNDA  KELLY  Ellison  of  Del  RioTX 
man-ied  Hans  in  October  2005,  who  is  sta- 
tioned at  Laughlin  Air  Force  Base  in  Del  Rio. 

NYOKABI  "KABI"  KIARIE  of  Ann  Arbor 
Ml  IS  pursuing  an  MBA  at  the  University 
of  Michigan  Business  School. 

JESSICA  MILLER  of  Seattle  WA:  "I'm  in 
a  new  apartment  and  love  being  in  the 
city."  She  welcomes  visitors. 

LORRI  WARD  Beeney  of  Lilburn  GA  and 
husband  Mark  welcomed  Nikolas  in  Apnl 
2005.  "Instead  of  teaching  I'm  going  to 
be  a  stay-at-home  mom  until  Nikolas  can 
go  to  school  with  me." 


2001 


ASHLEY  ADAMS  Miller  of  HuttoTX 
reports  that  husband  Joe  is  working  for 
Samsung  and  the  family  bought  their 
first  house.  She  is  staying  home  with 
Adam,  15  months. 
STARLING  CRABTREE  Nowell  of 
Nashville  TN  and  husband  Brad  celebrat- 
ed baby  Starling's  first  Christmas.  She  is 
a  mortgage  sales  associate  with 
AmSouth  Bank  and  he  is  in  sales  with 
American  Paper  and  Twine. 

ARLENE  DUNN  of  Loysville  VA  was 
installed  as  pastor  of  Centre 
Presbyterian  Church  in  October  2005 
after  serving  as  the  church's  intenm  pas- 
tor since  September  2004. 


JESSICA  HEITZENRATER  Collins  of 

Meriden  CT  has  been  a  kindergarten 
teacher  since  2001  and  married  B.J.  in 
2004. 

SARAH  HENRY  of  Richmond  VA  is  a 
clinical  coordinator  forluckahoe 
Orthopedics. 

STACEY  HORN  of  KnoxvilleTN  is  a  vol- 
unteer with  the  Presbyterian  Church 
(USA)  in  Miskolc,  Hungary.  She  teaches 
high  school  English  and  works  with 
Roma  (Gypsy)  children.  "I  write  about 
my  work  here  online  at  pcusa.org/mis- 
sionconnections.yav.  I  plan  to  return  to 
the  states  in  August  2006." 

MICHELLE  HURDLE  of  Chase  MD  is  a 
teacher  at  John  Paul  Regional  Catholic 
School. 

LESLIE  ST  JOHN  of  Manning  SC:  "I 
work  at  a  wonderful  church  with  the 
youth.  One  of  my  great  interests  has 
become  mission  work." 

JENNIFER  WILSON  of  Weatherford  TX 
and  husband  John  have  children  Jessica, 
3,  and  John  Jr,  1. 


2002 


KERRY  BLEKFELD  of  Toano  VA  is  a  fire- 
fighter and  paramedic.  She  is  working  on 
a  master's  degree  in  public  administration 
in  emergency  management. 

ELIZABETH  CHAPMAN  Ford  of 

Oceanside  CA  works  for  Sony  Computer 
Entertainment  of  America  as  an  Oracle 
DBA  developing  new  online  games  for 
Playstation. 

JENNIE  HILDENBRAND  of  Winchester 
VA  IS  a  high  school  Spanish  teacher  for 
Fredenck  County  Public  Schools. 

KELLY  KERSMARKI  Hall  of 

Mechanicsville  VA  married  college 
sweetheart  Mark  in  October  2003  and  is 
a  stay-at-home  mom  to  Grace  born 
November  2005.  She  and  the  baby  trav- 
eled to  Germany  to  attend  the  wedding 
of  Grace's  godmother  JESSICA 
DURBIN  Bair  '02 

ELISE  LASOTA  Rhodes  of  Alexandria  VA 
received  designation  as  Certified  Fraud 
Examiner  (CFE)  In  September  2005 

JESSICA  MARSHALL  of  Richmond  VA 
IS  in  Child  Protective  Services  with 
Chesterlield-Colonial  Heights 
Department  of  Social  Services. 

KENT  MCCLANAHAN  of  Glen  Allen  VA 
celebrated  25  years  with  her  company 
Charming  Shoppes,  in  January  2006. 
JESSICA  PASINI  Elsass  of  Rapid  City 
SD  and  husband  Jake  are  pleased  by  a 
move  and  the  work  they  do.  She  is  sen- 
ior designer  for  Hollingsworth  Graphic 
Dimensions. 

DELAINE  PERRY  Kaplan  of  Fairfax  VA 
married  Alex  UVA  '01  in  October  2005. 
ALLYSONTEEVAN  '01.  MELANIETEE- 
VAIM  McConnell  '01,  and  ELIZABETH 
WRIGHT  Heijman  '02  served  as  brides- 
maids The  couple  honeymooned  in  the 
Greek  Isles. 


CATHERINE  SCARBOROUGH  Conner 

lives  in  Staunton  VA  with  husband  Cory 
and  is  an  administrative  assistant  for 
Chartwells  Food  Service  at  Mary 
Baldwin. 

KRISTIN  WILSON  Smith  of  Ashburn  VA 
marned  Sean  UVA  '00  in  October  2004. 
"I  work  for  PRS,  Inc.  helping  people  with 
mental  illness  find  jobs.  I  am  definitely 
putting  my  education  from  Mary  Baldwin 
to  use.  Hello  to  all  my  MBC  friends!" 


20o: 


NILDA  JOLLOFF  of  Staunton  VA  is  in 
the  silver  edition  of  the  Marquis  Who's 
Who  of  American  Women  2006-2007. 

CRISTINA  "CRISSY"  JURACH  of 

Herndon  VA  was  promoted  to  senior 
marketing  coordinator  at  Sage  Software 
She  IS  involved  with  Junior  League  of 
Northern  Virginia.  In  November  2005  she 
returned  to  Staunton  with  classmates 
ALICIA  GETZ  Fisher  '03,  KELLY  GUR- 
LEY  Roberts  '03,  AMANDA  PACKETT 
Settle  '03,  and  JULIE  SCHMIDT  '03  for 
a  mini-reunion. 

MICHAEL  COURTNEY  MCGUIRE 
Dickerson  of  Pembroke  VA  and  husband 
Jeff  are  updating  their  new  house.  They 
have  a  new  "baby":  minature  pinscher 
Little  Bit.   She  is  an  office  manager  for 
Carillon  Health  Systems  and  thinking 
about  pursuing  a  teaching  degree. 

HOLLY  MOSKOWITZ  of  Fort  Bragg  CA 
works  for  Thanksgiving  Coffee  Company 
as  project  director  of  Mirembe 
Kawomera  Delicious  Peace  Coffee.  The 
coffee  is  from  a  small  co-op  of  Jewish, 
Muslim,  and  Christian  farmers  in 
Uganda,  www.mirembekawomera.com 

COLEEN  PIRANIAN  Cosgriff  of 

Lexington  VA  works  at  Central 
Elementary,  where  she  met  husband 
Jeremy 

CHAUNCY  QUINTER  Watts  of  Reading 
PA  married  Nicholas  in  December  2002. 
"He  went  to  Iraq  nght  after  that.  We  just 
bought  a  home  and  have  four  dogs: 
Sophia,  Benzy,  Joesephine,  and 
Douglass." 

CARMEN  ROBERTSON  Jones  of 

Roanoke  VA  married  Christopher  in  July 
2005.  She  is  a  6th  grade  math  teacher  at 
Laurel  Park  Middle  School. 

AISHA  WILLIAMS  of  Blacksburg  VA  is 
pursuing  a  master's  degree  in  counseling 
at  Radford  University. 


2004 


ERIN  BALLEW  O'Reilly  of  Enterprise  AL 
and  husband  2Lt  Egan  O'Reilly  have 
been  reassigned  to  Mannheim,  Germany 
beginning  May  2006. 

KELLI  BUTLER  Craddock  of 

Chariottesville  VA:  "I  hope  that  all  the 
PVCC/ADP  graduates  are  doing  well." 

PATRICE  CALLAHAN  Freeland  of 

Roanoke  VA  is  a  help  desk  technician 
with  Medical  Facilities  of  America. 


REBECCA  ROBBINS  Fakhar  of  Herndon 
VA  and  husband  Shaheen  welcomed 
Shawn  in  September  2005. 

LEA  THOMPSON  of  Dumfries  VA  works 
for  Camber  Corp,  which  is  contracted  to 
the  Joint  Program  Executive  Office  for 
Chemical  and  Biological  Defense.  She 
travels  to  different  states  representing 
the  company  at  conferences. 


2005 


BALLU  BANGURA  LEE  of  Staunton  VA:  "I 
got  married  in  August  2004  to  Caleb.  We 
had  daughter  Jacqueline  in  February  2005." 

BRANDY  PERRIN  of  Powhatan  VA  is  an 
electronic  technician  II  at  Longwood 
University. 

KRISTINA  SPRAGUE  of  Roanoke  VA  is 
assistant  administrator  for  Salem  Health 
and  Rehab  Center. 

VICTORIA  TEN  BROECK  of  Key  West  FL 

interned  at  Reef  Relief,  a  non-profit  coral 
reef  preservation  group  in  Key  West  for  a 
year  and  took  two  classes  before  apply- 
ing to  graduate  school  for  fall  2006. 

JENNIFER  WUEST  Wilcox  of  Atlantic 

Beach  FL  marned  Jeff  in  September  2005. 
She  is  a  public  affairs  officer  for  the  U.S. 
Navy  on  board  the  USS  Taylor  (FFG  50). 


MAT  Alumnae  Excel 
in  the  Classroonn 

Alexandra  LaRue  Davis  '95,  a 

teacher  in  Albemarle  County,  VA, 
received  the  William  C.  Lowry 
Outstanding  Mathematics  Teacher  of 
the  Year  Award  for  elementary  school 
teachers.  The  award  was  given  at  the 
Virginia  Council  of  Teachers  of 
Mathematics  conference,  at  Virginia 
Tech.  Davis  was  also  honored  with  a 
"Programs That  Work"  2006  award 
from  the  Virginia  Mathematics  and 
Science  Coalition. 

Renae  Berry  Szad  '93,  a  teacher 
at  Lake  Norman  Elementary  School  in 
Mooresville,  NC,  was  recognized  as 
an  innovative  teacher  and  leader  in 
celebrating  competitiveness  and  inno- 
vation in  education.  The  award  was 
bestowed  by  Jon  Dudas,  under  secre- 
tary of  commerce  for  intellectual 
property  and  director  of  the  United 
States  patent  and  trademark  office. 
She  received  her  award  at  the  confer- 
ence for  Innovation  in  Science  in 
North  Carolina,  held  at  University  of 
North  Carolina. 


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MARY  HOLT  Rosenberger  '22  November  7,  2005 

SUSAN  GILL  Dunn  '25  September  10,  2005 

HAZEL  RUMPF  Wilson  '25  April  10,  2005 

MARGARET  PATTERSON  Mack  '28  November  7,  2005 

MAE  EVANS  Kellam '29  November  18,  2005 

MARGARET  SCOTT  '30  January  22,  2006 

MIRL^M  HUGHES  Williams  '31  October  12,  2005 

MARGARET  "PEGGY"LUNSFORD  Jones  '35  February  13,  2006 

DOROTHY  DOUGLASS  KeUam  '36  January  29,  2006 
MARY  ELIZABETH  "TIBBY" 

GARDNER  Glen  '36  December  28,  2005 

HARRIETT  SCHOFIELD  McLaughlin  '36  October  3,  2004 

ALICE  GILKESON  Simpkins  '37  October  12,  2005 

ELIZABETH  "BETTY"LAMBERT  Mahler  '37  September  20,  2005 

JOAN  BALLARD  Bailey  '38  January  24,  2005 

EDITH  HUMPHREYS  Sensabaugh  '38  September  16,  2005 

KATIE  PARKINS  Fulton  '38  January  30,  2006 

ANNA  "JIMMIE"SMITH  Bowen  '39  January  5,  2006 

JUNE  TROUT  Harris  '39  November  7,  2005 

MARY  ANNE  WILSON  Gibbs  '39  September  20,  2005 

SARAH  "SALLY"CHENEY  Walker  '40  December  3,  2005 

REBECCA  ROBERTS  Vance  '40  June  16,  2005 

ELIZABETH  CRAWFORD  Crist  '42  December  23,  2005 

JEANETTE  LIFSEY  Smilie  '42  December  10,  2005 

JACQUELINE  BALHATCHET  Downey  '43  November  22,  2005 

DORIS  DUNKUM  Kirkpatrick  '43  April  3,  2005 

MEREDITH  JONES  Johnson  '43  January  31,  2006 

MARGARET  "MARIE"BRYAN  Beck  '44  July  7,  2005 

ELIZABETH  CHURCHMAN  Wick  '44  November  29,  2005 

CHARLOTTE  COHN  Davis  '45  September  26,  2005 

HELEN  BLACK  Sinnott  '46  August  30,  2005 

MARY  JANE  NELSON  Craddock  '46  September  5,  2004 

ELIZABETH  DUNN  Barnes  '47  December  6,  2005 

LEONE  "BABE"BELLINGRATH  Jones  '48  December  20,  2004 

MARY  SUE  GROSSO  Clarke  '48  September  22,  2005 

MERRY  KEY  Ellington  '48  January  5,  2006 

MARTFL^  ROSS  Amos  '48  October  28,  2005 

BETTY  SPANN  Stowers  '49  January  1 8,  2006 

CAROLYN  CRANFORD  Hardin  '50  August  15,  2005 

MARGARET  "PEGGY"MOORE  Ripley  '52  September  2 1 ,  2005 

BETTY  SCOTT  Jones  '52  December  1 2,  2005 

NANCY  BARRON  Gourley  '53  January  18,  2006 

VIRGINIA  BATES  Hull  '54  July  22,  2005 

DLANE  EVANS  Wood  '54  January  21,  2006 

BARBARA  WILLIAMS  Tapp  '54  January  18,  2006 

LEAN  NELL  BOSTON  Bolcas  '61  October  19,  2005 

GRACE  FLOURNOY  HARDISON  Vance  '61  November  22,  2005 

ELIZABETH  "BETSY-'KAY  Stites  '61  September  1,  2005 

JANE  PRITT  Lynn  '69  September  6,  2005 

MARY  ROGERS  Field  '72  November  29,  2005 

JULL\  -WILLIAMS  Layfield  '74  January  28,  2006 

CARYL  PALMORE  Carley  '79  September  1 9,  2005 

MARTHA  MARABLE  '80  September  1 1,  2005 

JUDLTH  SPENCER  Lewis  '82  ADP  August  20,  2005 

MELANIE  MADISON  Vent  '92  January  19,  2006 

MELISSA  MITCHELL  '97  May  21,2005 


Spring  2006 


MBCAIumnae/i  in  Action 


Staunton,  VA 
Holiday  Cocktail  Party 
at  the  Carey's 

December  16,  2005 

Attending  a  holiday  cocktail  party  at  the  home  of 
NANCY  KUNKLE  Carey '51: 

r  (L  to  r)  Carey  McCallum,  NANCY  KUNKLE  Carey 
'51,  Henry  Carey,  MEREDITH  NORRIS  '03,  JEN- 
NIFER BRILLHART  Kibler  '91,  and  Professor  Jack 
Kibler 

2.     (L  to  r)  JACKIE  HAM  Tarkington  '49,  NANCY 
KUNKLE  Carey  '51,  and  KITTY  HOLT  Dozier  '40 


Birmingham,  AL 
Reception  and  Conversation 

February  15,  2006 

Attending  a  Reception  and  Conversation  at  the  home 
of  JOYCE  ACKER  Ratliff  '52,  hosted  by  Joyce  and 
ANN  DIAL  McMillan  '63: 

3  Group  photo 

4  JOYCE  ACKER  Ratliff'52  and  ANN  DIAL 
McMillan  '63  (hostesses) 


Richmond,  VA 

Richmond  Ballet  Performance 
at  the  Landmark  Theater 

February  19,  2006 

MBC  Class  of  2002  was  well  represented  at  the 
Richmond  Ballet  performance  of  Sleeping  Beauty. 

5  (L  to  r);  EMILY  ALLEN  Jiancristoforo  '02, 
KATHERN  MEYER  Hulse  '02,  KELLY  WIMMER 
'02,  and  Emily's  mother  Cindy  Allen 

Charlotte,  NC 

Reception  and  Conversation 

with  President  Pamela  Fox 

February  22,  2006 

Allen  and  MARY  CATHERINE  MITCHELL  Amos  '81 

hosted  a  Reception  and  Conversation  with  President 
Pamela  Fox  at  their  home: 

6  Group  shot 

7  A  gathering  of  presidents  ...  MBC  presidents 

(I  to  r)  Dr  Cynthia  Haldenby  Tyson  and  Dr  Samuel  R. 
Spencer  Jr  with  current  president  Dr  Pamela  Fox 


Mary  Baldwin  College  Magazine  61 


In  the  fall  of  2003  the 
author  left  her  home  in 
western  Virginia  to  spend 
two  months  in  the  high 
desert  of  Arizona  as  a  vol- 
unteer at  the  Petrified 
Forest  National  Park. 


62  Spring  2006 


Becky  Cannaday 

Merchant  '63  on 

wilderness  hike  amid 

nniliions  of  clam  fossils. 


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mong  the  many  gifts  of  the  high  desert  are  sunrises  and  sunsets, 
especially  sunsets.  One  sunset,  early  in  my  rookie  days  as  a 
volunteer  at  the  Rainbow  Forest  Museum  in  the  Petrified  Forest 
National  Park,  came  after  a  threatened  thunderstorm  at  the  tail  end  of  the 
rainy  season.  It  was  more  spectacular  than  anything  I  had  ever  seen,  a 
360-degree  panorama  of  swirling  blues  and  pinks  in  constant  motion  with 
a  blazing  red  finale.  I  was  on  my  way  to  my  apartment  after  work  and  just 
stopped  along  side  the  road  with  several  law  enforcement  rangers.  No  one 
said  anything. 

The  park  rangers  were  beginning  their  evening  rounds  at  the  entrance  to 
the  Blue  Mesa  Trail,  the  midway  point  along  the  park  highway,  to  secure  the 
premises  for  the  night,  to  protect  the  national  park's  most  precious  asset, 
petrified  wood,  from  thieving  tourists.  The  Petrified  Forest  holds  the 
country's  greatest  concentration  of  petrified  wood,  which  are  trees  that  have 
turned  into  rainbow-colored  stone. 

Many  of  us  who  live  east  of  the  Mississippi  River  do  not  have  a  clear 
picture  of  where  the  Petrified  Forest  is  located.  Those  of  us  who  do  find  it  in 
the  northeast  corner  of  Arizona  are  usually  on  our  way  to  or  from  the 
Grand  Canyon.  The  Petrified  Forest  is  huge  in  the  space  it  covers,  100 
square  miles,  and  vast  in  the  period  it  interprets  —  250  million  years.  It  is 
shaped  like  a  squared-up,  buxomed  hourglass.  In  the  north  end,  the 
badlands,  one  finds  the  Painted  Desert  Visitor  Center  and  the  Painted  Desert 
Inn.  In  the  south  end  there  are  massive  log  jams  of  petrified  wood  and  the 
Rainbow  Forest  Museum.  In  between  are  Indian  ruins  on  the  Puerco  River, 
remnants  of  Route  66,  the  Blue  Mesa  where  the  Painted  Desert  changes  into 
violet  and  white  shades  of  volcanic  dust,  the  teepees,  the  petroglyphs  at 
Newspaper  Rock,  and  burying  grounds  of  dinosaurs  and  pre-dinosaurs  with 
names  only  nine-year-olds  can  pronounce. 

How  do  trees  turn  to  stone?  It  was  the  most  logical  and  persistent 
curiosity  of  visitors  to  the  Petrified  Forest.  Briefly,  it  happened  as  a  result  of 
an  elaborate  and  complicated  chemical  process  which  needed  the  right 
combination  of  ingredients  and  circumstances  —  a  forest  of  downed  trees, 

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Mary  Baldwin  College  Magazine  63 


slow  moving  flood  waters  loaded  with 
fragile  silica  molecules  from  volcanic 
ash  —  as  well  as  time  —  lots  of  time. 

As  a  volunteer,  I  worked  40  hours 
a  week  in  one  of  three  museums. 
During  my  time  off,  I  hiked  marked 
paths  and  gained  enough  confidence  to 
wander  off-trail  into  the  back  country. 
Nothing  was  as  rewarding  as  my  first 
solo  trek  into  the  Painted  Desert  several 
weeks  after  I  had  arrived. 

My  goals,  other  than  returning 
alive,  were  to  explore  the  badlands  and 
walk  the  desert  floor  among  the  ben- 
tonite  hills  and  find  the  Onyx  Bridge, 
an  intact  petrified  log  stretched  across  a 
ravine  in  one  of  the  slot  canyons  in  the 
Black  Forest.  Finding  the  bridge  was  a 
challenge  and  rite  of  passage  for  new 
rangers  and  volunteers. 

Before  starting,  I  planned  my  route 
from  Kachina  Point.  From  that  vantage 
I  saw  red:  large,  striated  beehive-like 
hills  of  some  shade  and  intensity  of  a 
crimson  hue,  the  color  broken  and 
eased  with  white  and  brown  layers. 
The  giant  mounds  are  remains  of  vol- 
canic spewings;  the  ash  had  co-mingled 
with  iron  oxides,  aluminum,  magne- 
sium, and  whatever  elements  were  in 
the  atmosphere  at  the  time  of  the  erup- 
tions to  add  the  paint  to  the  Painted 
Desert.  I  saw  sandstone  rock  that 
underpinned  the  waves  of  giant  hills  as 
they  rose  from  the  desert  floor  and 
stretched  for  miles  to  the  horizon.  I 
could  see  evidence  that  the  Painted 


Desert  is  disappearing  because  of  ero- 
sion and  weathering,  a  quarter  inch 
each  year. 

I  had  a  vague  notion  of  the  way  to 
the  elusive  stone  bridge.  The  land- 
marks looked  obvious  from  up  above 
—  the  curve  in  the  Lithodendrum 
Wash,  the  rock  slump  at  twelve 
o'clock,  the  route  through  the  red 
mounded  hills.  But  once  down  on  the 
short,  marked  trail,  which  was  a  sharp 
treacherous  descent  over  roily  pebbles 
(called  desert  ball-bearings),  I  was  in 
the  badlands  —  by  myself  —  surround- 
ed by  hundreds  of  look-alike  hills.  I 
left  cairn  markers  to  help  me  "home." 
I  didn't  come  near  the  Onyx  Bridge  ... 
that  time.  I  made  a  few  wrong  turns 
but  found  my  way  back  and  was  glad 
to  have  soloed  in  the  wilderness. 

I  recorded  this  and  every  adven- 
ture I  had  during  my  days  out  west  in 
my  journal.  Keeping  field  notes  and 
writing  in  my  journal  became  one  of 
the  most  important  things  I  did  while  I 
was  away;  it  was  like  talking  to  myself 
and  has  had  the  great  benefit  of  hold- 
ing this  place  in  my  mind. 

When  it  was  my  turn  to  be  keeper 
of  the  Painted  Desert  Inn,  I  had  an 
unobstructed  picture-window  postcard 
view  of  the  Painted  Desert.  The  inn  is 
both  an  architectural  jewel  and  a 
maintenance  nightmare.  A  portion  of 
its  foundation  had  been  constructed 
on  top  of  the  soft  clay  which  expand- 
ed to  seven  times  its  volume  when  wet 


and  contracted  when  dry.  Over  the  80- 
plus  years  of  its  life,  it  had  shifted  and 
cracked,  and  been  patched  and  re- 
patched.  The  flat  roof  had  sprung 
leaks,  and  water  threatened  to  destroy 
delicate  interior  murals.  By  late  2003, 
it  was  scheduled  for  closure  again,  this 
time  for  serious  maintenance  using 
modern  engineering  to  stop  leaks, 
shore  up  its  foundation,  and  repair 
gaping  cracks  in  the  walls. 

As  a  park  service  volunteer  my 
insider  status  allowed  me  the  opportu- 
nity and  time  to  examine  the  fine 
details  of  the  Painted  Desert  Inn  and 
to  go  on  field  trips  with  expert 
rangers.  Ranger  Rita  took  several  of  us 
to  Mountain  Lion  Mesa  on  a  fossil 
hunt.  Our  prize  find  was  an  exquisite 
arrowhead  chipped  from  a  sliver  of 
petrified  wood.  Ranger  Ted  led  volun- 
teers on  day-long  individual  tours  into 
the  wilderness.  The  highlight  of  that 
outing  was  a  terrifying  scramble  down 
a  steep  ravine  to  the  site  of  the  latest 
find  in  the  park  —  a  phytosaur  skull. 

It  amuses  me  to  think  about  my 
limited  expectations  of  the  Petrified 
Forest  National  Park  before  I  left 
Virginia.  I  had  no  idea  what  awaited 
me  in  the  barren  wasteland  of  vol- 
canic ash  that  is  the  Painted  Desert. 
By  the  end  of  my  short  odyssey  at  the 
Petrified  Forest,  I  wanted  to  live  every 
minute  over  again.  My  time  in  the 
high  desert  of  Arizona  has  become  a 
gift  to  me.  ▲ 


Spring  2006 


Charter  Day 

August  30,  2006 

At  5  p.m.  the  Class  of  2010  will  walk  down  the 
steps  to  Page  Terrace  as  so  many  students 
have  done  before  them.  They  will  tal<e  up  a 
pen  and  sign  their  names.  They  will  join  the 
rani<s  of  all  Mary  Baldwin  women  as  they  sign 
the  Honor  Pledge,  even  as  upperclassmen  and 
faculty  renew  their  own  commitment  to  MBC's 
Honor  Code. 

Doenges  Visiting 
Scholar/Artist  2006-07 

September  19,  2006 

Claudia  Bernard!,  the  2006-07  Elizabeth 
Kirkpatrick  Doenges  Visiting  Artist,  is  a  native  of 
Argentina  who  works  not  only  as  an  artist,  but  as 
a  human  rights  activist  and  forensic  anthropolo- 
gist. "Bernardi's  artwork  is  inspired  by  suffering, 
yet  infused  with  life.  Drawing  upon  experiences 
of  state  terror  —  such  as  the  exhumation  of 
mass  graves  in  Central  America  —  the  artist's 
challenge  is  to  resurrect  beauty  amid  the  blood- 
shed and  in  doing  so,  to  refuse  to  succumb  to 
the  silencing  embrace  of  political  repression," 
said  Angelina  Snodgrass  Godroy  of  the  Center  for 
Latin  American  Studies  at  the  University  of 
California,  Berkeley.  Bernardi  will  be  on  Mary 
Baldwin's  campus  in  September  when  the  films 
Pasa  Un  Angel  and  Artist  of  Resistance  will  be 
presented.  Both  films  document  her  life  as  an 
artist  and  activist.  She  will  return  in  May  2007  to 
teach  a  May  Term  course.  Keep  watch  on  the  col- 
lege's lecture  site  for  up-to-date  information, 
www.  mbc.  edu/college/even  ts/lectures.  asp. 

Alumnae/i  Continuing 
Education  Weel<end 

October  27-29,  2006 

The  now  familiar  theme  -  recharge  your  mind, 
relax  your  body,  and  renew  your  spirit  —  plays 
out  during  Continuing  Education  Weekend 
October  27-29,  2006.  Here's  some  of  what 
alumnae  had  to  say  about  last  year's  experience: 
"Wonderful  lecture!  Doesn't  get  any  better  than 
this!";  "Food  was  gorgeous  and  great!":  and 
"The  entire  weekend  was  just  fabulous!  You 
have  truly  renewed  and  recharged  my  spirit."  For 
more  information  call  the  Office  of  Alumnae/i 
and  Parent  Relations:  800-763-7359. 


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