MWC Today, 1977 (February)

le annual search for scholars is entering its
stages.

s February comes to a close, thirteen

ly separated committees composed of

lary Washington College alumni are gath-

riiig forces to prepare for the final push -

11-important interviews to determine
hich 25 distinguished high school seniors

:er MWC next year as Regional Scholars,
e personal interviews will be conducted
hroughout March by the alumni committees
Each region (one in each of Virginia's ten
ngressional Districts and three in selected
lUt-of-state areas), and each committee's

I for the two Regional Scholars to rep-

their area will be made pubUc in early

ipril. Those selected this year will join some

Regional Scholars, selected over the past
liree years, who are already on campus con-
tibuting significantly to the academic life at
College.

vs was intended when the program was
iated in 1973, these students represent
.. cUte of high school graduates throughout
\lkgma and much of the East Coast. They
lominated for the coveted $ 1 ,000 annual
larships by their high school principal or
luidance counselor on the basis of superior
icademic achievement, and they are con-
idered by the College and the regional alumni
smmittees on their potential for continued
icademic excellence throughout the four

Alumni Help Find
Regional Scholars

years of study in the liberal arts and sciences
program of the College.

"The program was developed to get alumni
involved in the life of the College and to attract
top-notch students into our program of
studies," says Program Director G. Forrest
Dickinson. "And it has succeeded on both

Since 1974, when the Hrst 25 Regional
Scholars were chosen by the alumni com-
mittees, the competition has grown more in-
tense each year, and the standards for selec-
tion have been raised accordingly. That first
year after an anonymous donor funded the
program with a $250,000 gift, there were 226
nominees; last year there were 337. Of the 25
Regional Scholars from that first year - they
are now juniors at MWC - 21 were in the top
6% of their high school class; this past year, 1 8
were in the top 3%. (Of the Regional Scholars
now on campus, ten were high school valedic-
torians, and another 3 were salutatorians.)
And with each year, the Scholars' average
College Board score has climbed - from 551
verbal and 548 math (both some 10% above
the overall College average) to 600 verbal and
592 math.

"Getting top-quality students like this can't
help but strengthen the academic program of
the College," Dickinson says.

Other administrators and faculty members
also feel strongly that the Regional Scholars

FEBRUARY, 1977

are making their mark at the College. The
Assistant Dean for Academic Advising,
CorneUa Oliver, says the Scholars "take their
work very seriously. I think they realize the
College considers them a worthwhile invest-
ment, and they are conscious of their respon-
sibility to do well." Evidence of their success,
she says, is the constant appearance of Regional
Scholars on the Dean's List and other rec-
ords of academic achievement. "They're a
great addition to the campus," she added.

But the 70 alumni who are involved on the 13
regional committees which actually interview
each of the candidates and make the final de-
cisions on who will be a regional scholar
particularly feel the excitement of the pro-
gram. Among other benefits, the volunteer
point out that they enjoy meeting outstanding
high school students, getting involved with
other MWC graduates in their area, and par-
ticipating in the selection of future MWC
students.

One committee chairman, Ann Craig
Rusmisell '51 of Hopewell, Va., says that the
Regional Scholarship program is "one of the
finest to be found at any college." Judith
Townsend Gatlin '58, of Greenville, S.C, noted
(See SCHOLARS, page 2)

Alumni Election Set

; once again time to place your ballot
for officers of the Alumni Association.
Ballots will be mailed to all Alumni during
the month of March. Officers are elected for

two-year term. Those officers to be elected
this year are: First Vice President in charge of
fund raising. Second Vice President in charge
of Homecoming, and Third Vice President in
charge of chapters.

Please vote and return your ballot to the

umni Office before May 30th, 1977. All
ballots will be tabulated on June 1st.

The following candidates have been selec-
ted from nominees sent in by chapters, class
agents, and individual alumni.

First Vice-President

Duties of 1 st V.P. - She shall be responsible
for planning and implementing, in cooperation
with the Director of Alumni Affairs, the annual
fund-raising program of the Association. She
shall appoint her own Fund Committee.

Second Vice-President

Duties of 2nd V.P. - She shall determun
and execute plans for the annual meeting o
the association and for other major, reunio
activities of the Alumni. She shall appoint
program

her

Patricia Flannigan Blosser '65 has her Masters
of Education from the University of Vuginia.
Pat and husband Kelly, have one son, John
Patrick, two years old. Pat has been treasurer
of the Stafford Education Association, a mem-
ber of the Virginia Education Association,
National Education Association, District A
Teachers of English, and Virginia Association
Teachers of English. She is currently involved
in the National Council Teachers of English,
A.A.U.W., Belmont Council representative and
guide, and the Fredericksburg United Methodist
Church. Pat has been an active member of the
Fredericksburg Chapter and is a past Treasurer.
She has been active in community, church, and
college affairs and offers her desire, interest and
experience to fulfill the duties of 2nd V.P.

Ttiird Vice-President

Duties of 3rd V.P. - She shall be respon-
sible for encouraging and supporting the work
of chapters, providing information and guidance
to cliapter officers, acting as liaison between
chapters and the central office, and representing
the chapter viewpoint on the board. She shall
appoint her own committee.

Patricia Peyton Franklin '60 states that she
would like to see every alumni as active as
the Fairfax Chapter has been in the past few

in the Fairfax Chaptei
to get more people active in alumni affairs.
She would like to adopt a motto which says:
"Get Involved." Pat lives by those words as
she has been very active in the Fairfax Chapter.
She has served as secretary, membership
chauman, worked on the annual boutique
committee and organized the social event held
at Gunston Hall last year. Pat is married to an
electrical engineer who graduated from VPI in
1958. They have two girls: Patricia 14, an
eighth grader at Robert Frost Jr. High in Fairfax,
and Susan 17, who will graduate from W.T.
Woodson High School in June. Susan was
recently accepted at Towson University where
she will study to become an Occupational
Therapist.

Procedure

Procedures for nominations and elections
are recommended by Nomination and Election
Committee and are voted upon by the Board
of Directors. For your consideration, we are
including in this issue up-to-date information
on the candidates. Please keep this issue of
MWC Today for reference. Detailed information
on the candidates will not be repeated on the
ballot. The Nominations and. Election Com-
mittee are enthusiastic about each of the candi-
dates. Each was selected for her understanding
of the Association and its programs, past in-
volvement with the College and Alumni Asso-
ciation, sincere willingness to serve, achievements
and interests which especially relate to the
position.

Scholars

that "being on a regional committee gives a
renewed sense of pride in MWC, an understand-
ing of the direction the College is currently
taking, and an awareness of the role alumni
can play in determining the future" of the

But Rose Bennett Gilbert, '60, of
Maplewood, N.J., summed it up best when
she said that, above all, she and her com-
mittee are "truly proud to have a part in
sending MWC such good student material."

MWC Chair Available

Just a reminder that tjie MWC Chair is still available.
It is the perfect gift for the upcoming graduate or any
occasion. These fine solid wood chairs are finished in
black lacquer with the MWC seal silk-saeened in gold.

Class Notes

Golden Club

Mts. Anne Ware Bedinger '13
The Jefferson
P.O. Box 1 397

Richmond, Virginia 232 1 1

iHrs. Rulh Carter Velhnes '15
Glenco Road, Box 59-B
Glen Allen, Virginia 23060

Mrs. /na Taylor Powell ' I 6

634 Randolph Avenue

Cape Charles, Virginia 23310

Mrs. Louise Milbourne Clarke '18
3020 Kenbury Road
Richmond. Virginia 23235

Mrs. NelUe Hodgson Warner '18
2407 Garnett Ct.
Vienna, Virginia 22180

Mrs. Grace Mason Snuggs '19
5639 Pinebranch Road
Columbia, South Carolina 29206

Mrs. >lniM Pepmeier Bennett '22
R.R. 2, Box 260-A
Woodford, Virginia 22580

Mrs. Sue RishelH Perry '24
314 South Lee Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314

Mis. Dorothy Chiles Hodnette '26
14 Wood Manor
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401

News of any Christmas messages will appear
in a later column. Saw Fannie filler Bowie in
September at the Bowling Green Baptist Church
Homecoming. She looked fine and happy and
is very active in this church. Her niece and
nephew were visiting with her that day. I was
glad to see news of Charlotte Rice Weymouth
in my last news column. Office was respon-
sible. In October, when visiting in Roanoke
with my daughter, I had the privilege of a visit
to Lillian Waring Edwards in Buchanan. She
was fine. A niece and a friend from New Kent
County were visiting for the day. 1 also vis-
ited Junia Graves and Jean Delaney at the
Friendship Manor, a home for elderly in
Roanoke. Hadn't seen Junia for 66 years.
Each lives in a nice apartment in senaratp

They both a

urrounded by the

ALUMNI: If you would be interested in serving on a
Regional Scholarship Committee, please fill out the
form below and return it to: Regional Scholarship
Program, Room 303, George Washington Hall, Mary
Washington College, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401.

Yes, I would be inleresred in serving on a Regional

things of interest to them and seem so happy
and contented.

A telephone call from the Bolens in my ab-
sence. Sorry to have missed them. Phone chat
with Mac Moore. Is doing fine. Driving car
again. Eye operation was a success. Asked
about Edna and Margaret. Lisa, the grand
daughter, is a sophomore at Hermitage High
m Henrico County. Elizabeth Ninde Brian en-
joys her independence and apartment Was ex-
pecting a son from Delaware to come for
Thanksgiving and all would dine with another
son and family in Richmond. EUzabeth asked
about Elsie and Belle Linthicum. Belle
Unihlcum Masters remains in Plyler's Nursing
Home. I talked with her daughter She says
that they have trained nurses with Belle who
feed her and encourage her walking She seems
cheerful and now physically improved It
would be nice to remember her with cards
Virginia Saunders is fine. I had a telephone
conversation with her recently and heard about
her indu-ectly from our mutual friends. Have
regretted that 1 have had no response to letters
sent to Mannie Torbert Kelly, Louise Henley
Jones, and Aha Birmingham. Trust they are
not sick.

Often hear from Elsie Wood Rice and
Margaret Sayre Ransone. Margaret stays very
busy with her service to others. Elsie keeps in
touch with Sarah Gouldman MacAllister, who
keeps well, does her own housekeeping and
attempts to keep up with her traveUng family
Elsie's son and wife have recently been visiting
^daughter, whose husband is in service in South

; has been busy with a wedding and

MWC Today Febn

Carolina.

several birthday celebrations. Recently her (
from Remington, Virginia spent a week with her
Almost envied her when she spoke of their long
walks through the College campus. Elsie had
visited in Remington in September. She was my
representative at a workshop meeting for class
agents held September 18th. She always does
a fme job and I thank her. Bertha Scott Bass
has been ill in St. EUzabeth's Hospital.
Richmond, for the past three weeks. She is
leaving today, November 27th, to stay with a
friend and cannot return yet to her apartment
in Imperial Plaza. We wish all success to Diana
Koski m her new position and welcome Mary
Carson as she assumes the duty of MWC Alumni
Duector.

Our sympathies go to the family ot Katheriae
Coales Underwood '26 who passed awav in
June 1976.

Remember the Alumni Fund. Try to give
something. We want to have a high partic-
ipation of the 1915 class. Write us about
yourselves and famiUes. Plan to attend Home-
coming, April 29th and 30th.

Ruth Carter VelUnes ' I 5

MWC TODAY, Volume 2, Number 4, February,
1977. Pubhshed quarterly by Mary Washington'
College, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401 . Second
Class Postage paid at Fredericksburg, Va.

Mrs. Carmen Me/la Weiler
2216 First Landing Lane
Cape Henry Shores
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23451

Our congratulations are extended to Annie
Collms Snow and husband William. Their soi
just gave them a 50th wedding anniversary
dinner on November 27th. Annie and Bill ha
two sons; the oldest is a realtor in Dover and
their youngest is a large scale farmer. They
have four grandchildren

The Alumni Association was saddened to
hear that Polly Eugenia Daniel Temple '35
died from a heart attack last November. Polly
was married to Virginia Commonwealth Uni-
versity President T. Edward Temple. After
graduating from Mary Washington College
Polly taught school for 1 6 years in Danville.
She conducted a radio program for young
people and lectured throughout the state on
"Americanism." Polly retired several years
ago after teaching American history at Thoma'
Jefferson High School in Richmond. We
know her family, friends, former students and
classmates will miss her.

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Adelle Mansfield Goodwin
Route 2, Box 355
Orange, Virginia 22960

I had hoped for some news for this issue
but haven't been able to secure any I very
much want to report news from classmates
irom whom we haven't heard in a lone time
Please resolve to send me som
Happy New Year!

'37

Mrs. Evelyn Riggs Ellington
7 1 1 Connecticut Avenue
Norfolk, Virginia 23508

977.

News comes in rather slowly from all of you
out there, and 1 will not fill up our space with
a lot of running on. Just be sure that yoi
planning to be at our 40th reunion next spring
so that we may get news personally. I
hope that you have sent the resume to
MWC Alumni Office to be included in
special reunion booklet.

Our sympathy goes out to Martha Epes
Deane who lost by death, her husband,
Edward S. Deane, on November 27. Let
her hear from you in Nottaway where she
is postmistress. The Alumni Office has
heard from Kathryn Nebelung Bowles. She
sends news that her daughter Carol Bowles
Martine lives in Durham and she has two son:
She is a graduate of Lees McRae as a medical
secretary. Linda Bowles Killea, her other
daughter, teaches and has specialized in learning
disabiUties in Cleveland, Ohio. Linda graduated
from University of North Carolina and receive
her masters from Case Western Reserve. We a
sorry to announce that Kathryn's son Robert
L. Bowles was killed September, 1 97 I . He wi.
a junior at Appalachian State College. Kathryn'i
husband. William, passed away in October 1975
at the age of 63. He died of cancer. Bill w:

n College

Officer, Box 3575 College Station, Fredericks-
burg, Virginia 22401 . telephone (703) 373-';

Extension 214, offic

I Mary Lou Wilcox Dull
6 Harvard Avenue, N.W.
iton.Ohio 44709

lean Moore Basnight's husband retired on
luary 1 , 1 976 with over forty years service
h Texaco Inc. In July they sold their home
Ulanta, Georgia and moved to Virginia
ch, Virginia. A letter arrived in the Alumni
fice from Barbara Gaines Mann. Her daugh-

Mary-Jacquelyn and Barbara F., are well
ablished in interesting careers. One, a mu-
technician at the Smithsonian Institution,
assistant head of the SEM laboratory.
e other, has her Masters in Nutrition, is nu-
Consultant in Public Health, her specialty
rnal and infant nutrition. As for
rbara's husband and her, they are still running
inesses - a construction company and an
uipment and supply company. They manage
take a couple of interesting trips each year
d right now they are looking forward to
bruary '77 with great anticipation. Barbara
d hubby have chartered a sailing yacht with
;w, and will cruise the Caribbean. They have
earned about such a vacation for years and
cided it was time to do it before they get too
d to enjoy it. Happy saiUng, Barbara!

3

rs. Frances Wills Stevens
12 Oakland Drive
leigh. North Carolina 27609

1 received a letter from Virginia Johnson
jeller and was glad to hear from her. How-
;r,it contained bad news. Mary Wallace
uskey lost her husband with a heart attack
October 21 . She is returning to Memphis
ere her children are. Please send new
Udress. Virginia has been laid up with a
iiptured leg muscle and had been on crutches
ince August 17. She is almost recovered. Her
laughter is in North Carolina working and
ping to college. I also had a note from Migit
Jardner Livesay that she lost Bob July 10. He
lad a stroke 2 weeks earlier. Migit was at MWC
Inly 2 years and was my suitemate in Ball.
fhis had to go to press by December 10 thus
io Christmas news. The office has received a
icwschpping of Ensign Scott H. Kelly. Oaire
tloore Kelly has just pinned on the same pair
)f wings her husband received 32 years ago on
ler son Scott. Her husband, Ralph, first received
;he wings during World War II in which he
ierved as a Navy carrier pilot in the Pacific. Ralph
»as at Pearl Harbor at the start of the war and
ps off the coast of Japan during the surrender.
)ur congratulations to Claire, Ralph and Scott!

iis. Jean DeShaio Flemer
1202 Confederate Avenue
Richmond, Virginia 23227

Mrs. Christine Vasaa-Famr
1500 Featherstone Drive
Midlothian, Virginia 23113

We received a letter from Fran Tracy. She
is very busy devoting her time to the Unevan-
gelized Fields Missions in GUYANA, South
America. She was in the U.S. for four months
to spend time with her family and friends in
eastern Pennsylvania. While Fran was here,
she had a good medical check-up and found out
she was in good physical condition. If any of
her friends would like to write Fran, here is
her address: Unevangelized Fields Mission
Lethem
Rupununi

GUYANA, South America
We wish you best of luck in your endeavors.

Mrs. Virginia Gunn Blanton
369 Lexington Road
Richmond, Virginia 23226

Very little news this time - hope to get lots
of information before the next dead-Une in
April. Martha Holloway (Mrs. James J.
HoUoway) lives in Lynchburg, Virginia, with
her patent attorney husband and three children,
Jamie, Anne and Sam. Her sister. Hilda
Holloway Law, was in the class of '43. Anne
Jackson (Mrs. Anne J. Henry) Uves at Virginia
Beach and works as a reading diagnostician
for Virginia Beach schools. She received her
masters degree from Longwood in 1964. She has
a daughter and a son. Betly Jean Keith (Mrs.
John Alexander) hves in Randolph, New York,
and teaches elementary vocal music and directs
a choir at the Presbyterian Church. Her husband
is retired. They have three children, Kathy, Keith
and Kim. Virginia Gunn Blanton (Mrs. WilUam J.) -
I have a new granddaughter. Susan, who joins
Carol and Cathie, the daughters of son Bill.
Come on, you grandmothers, let us hear about
your famiUes!

-Virginia

We have received word from Marjorie
Storms Reddock and her husband, Ruskin.
They just returned from a July and August
tour of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and England.
She says it was a real heritage trip that was
truly beautiful. Marjorie can help us with our
up coming Alumni trip to Ireland and Scotland
in June and July. If you are interested in going,
maybe you can write Marjorie at 41 0 Walton
Avenue, Tarpon Springs, Florida 33589, for
news of her trip. Natalie Kerus McWilUams has
very exciting news to share with us. She is now
embarking on a new vocation at the age of 52 -
that of a Lay Minister in the First Congregational
United Church of Christ. This is a three-year
study program that is very exciting and stimu-
lating with other persons throughout the State
of Ohio. Natalie is one of the few women in
this pilot program. We all extend our very best
wishes to you and your family in this new pro-

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office has just received news of the death of
Nancy Augusta Williams. Our deepest sympathies
are extended to her family. Jean Wilson TuUey
writes that she is a medical secretary in the
U.S.P.H.S. Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia. Her
daughter is graduating this year from Randolph
Macon College and she still has a sixteen year
old Junior in high school.

'47

Mrs. Conchita deMedio Gilbertson

Route 2, Box 9-9

Ruther Glen, Virginia 22546

Nan Garland Howard died of cancer August
4, 1976 at her home in Sanford, North Carolina.
Nan taught in high schools in Warrenton,
Charlottesville, and Atlanta, Georgia for 10
years. Her husband, De Paul Howard, and three
teenage children (I girl - 2 boys) are her sur-
vivors. Nan was active in church and civic
organizations and was a member of the Sanford-
Lee County School Board at the time of her
death. She was the sister of Meg Garland Deitz
'55. Our deepest sympathies to her family.

Mrs. Jane Hockenberry Holden
7853 Oreana Drive
Annandale, Virginia 22003

Word has been received to the Alumni Office
tbiough Eleanor Pollock (Vice President - Fund
Raising) from Janice Worsley Mayberry. Janice's
oldest son, Walt, received his Master of Science
Degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford
University, Palo Alto, California in June, 1 976.
Two of her other sons and Janice went out for
his graduation and all four of them toured
California for about two weeks. .They had a
marvelous time. Upon returning Janice found
Linzy, her husband, in the'hospital with a flare-
up with his heart, but he seems to be doing
pretty well now although he's still having to
take things easy. Janice's second son, Charles,
is in his senior year at Western Carolina univer-
sity, Cullowhee, North Carolina and Wade, son
No. 3 is a Freshman at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill. Paul, her youngest, is
a senior in high school this year and is busy as
can be as President of the Student Government.

Our congratulations go to Lmzy and Janice
who celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary
on December 20th! May you be blessed with
30 more. In our office Christmas greetings we
received a nice letter from Elizabeth Stallings
Sharpe. She and husband. Coy, celebrated
their 30th anniversary in Hawaii! They attended
a 35th anniversary reunion of the Peari Harbor
Survivors. Coy was in the Navy during the
Pearl Harbor attack and served on the U.S.S.
Tennessee. This was his first trip back since
the war and EUzabeth's first visit to Hawaii.
Happy Anniversary Elizabeth and Coy! The

Lcwisburg, West Va. 24901

Ashby Griffin Mitchell was named "Teacher
of the Year" for 1976 by the Woman's Club of
Culpeper, Va. Mrs. Mitchell, who holds a
Masters Degree in Education from the Univer-
sity of Virginia, has taught mathematics at
Culpeper County High School for 20 years.

Mrs. Iniin Whitlow Westbrook
27 E. Gray Street
Sandston, Virginia 23150

Our deepest sympathy is extended to the
family and friends of June Shirley Brandow
Nixon. June died quietly at her home in
Bowie, Maryland on June 10, from a heart
attack. The following poem is dedicated to
her memory:

"Putting Out the Lamp"

Death is not extinguishing the light ~

Blank darkness when the spark of life is gone;

It, rather, is an ending of the night,

A puttmg out the lamp at break of dawn.

Just softly putting out the httle lamp
That burns within this life to Ught our way,
A lamp no longer needed when the dawn
Has come to usher in that brighter day.

No, death is not extinguishing the Ught -
No settling down of dark when Ufe is gone;
Death is only putting out the lamp -
A lifting of the shade to greet the dawn.
-Helen Lowrie Marshall

Thank you /rein Whitlow Westbrook for
sending this in and sharing it with us all. Our
sincere best wishes ate extended to Mary
Elwang Shannon Sharpley. She and Dr. Miles
Sharpley of Fredericksburg, were married on
December 26th.

Mrs. Dorothy Held Gawley

l77McCoshRoad

Upper Montclair, N.J. 07043

Allan and Barbara Booker Palmer's son,
David, married Karen Lynn Larson of Char-
lotte August 29, 1976. They live at Virgmia
Beach where David is a paramedic and wife.

MWC Today Febrt

Karen, is an x-ray technician. Alyce Deens
wrote and told us of her wonderful trip to
Utah. She said the rock formations and
mountains were so beautiful with lots of
space to breath in. Alyce is going to be busy
with two graduations this year, one of her
niece, Cindy Deens and the other of her
nephew. Ensign Hank Deens. We know that she
is proud of these two!

'51

Mxs.Anne Oaig Rusmisell
102 Woodland Lane
Beechwood Manor
Hopewell, Virginia 23860

Dorothy Belden Wood wrote that it will soon
be 20 years that she has been living in Tusca-
loosa. Her daughter Kim is married and she
and husband, Rusty, are stationed in Hawaii
for three years. Courtesy of U.S. Army. Her
son, Kevin, is a senior in high school and
hasn't made college plans yet. He wants to
continue running. Kevin finished 6th m 4A
class cross country state meet. Dorothy stays
very busy with church and community ac-
tivities. Girl Scouts, in particular. Belen M.
Caimcho wntes for the last two years she has
been working for Loctite Corp., a subsidiary of
a stateside and multinational chemical specialty
products company. They produce the extra-
ordinary superbonder. Belen travels often and
has attended the first Loctite symposium in
South America held at Sao Paulo, Brazil. After
Brazil she spent some time visiting Venezuela.

\lts. Anna May Wheeler CiWtn
7250 Darien Drive
Hudson, Ohio 44236

Mrs. Virginia Poole Kinniburgh
8235 Chancery Court
Alexandria, Virginia 22308

Our class news questionnaire was a success
and we have a good start on our Homecoming
informational booklet. Thanks to all of you
for suggestions and support. Our deadhne for
this report is December 1 0, for pubhcation in
February. Next deadline is April 2 1 so continu
to return the questionnaires or a note. Doris
Lindsey Buschman remarried one and a half
years ago and is the Eastern Region Personnel
Representative for the First Union National
Bank/Cameron ixovin\Burr Anderson Camp
has her MA in English and was a Real Estate
salesperson in \91S, Ruth Williams Campbell
is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Medical
College of Virginia. She has two children, age
12 and 7. Ruth's husband succombed to
leukemia in June, 1 976 and we extend our
sympathy. Barbara McFarland Carper hves
in Virginia Beach where she is President of
Baptist Women of Westwood Hill Baptist
Church. Janet Swan Clements sent us a ticket
for Shrieks of Arable. Monroe Auditorium
8:15 p.n.. May 4th, 1951. Janet hopes to'
start a Doctoral program in Museum Art at
Emory in September. Garnette Louise Bell
Crawford leads the busy Ufe of the wife of
a CoUege President. Garnett's husband is
President of SaUsbury State College.

Elizabeth Roller Emde lives in Lodi
CaUfornia which makes it difficult to attend
our Homecomings. Jimmie RiVeKpinklea
Townsend Uves in Charlotte, NC where she is
a member of the Medical and Mint Museum
of Art AuxiUaries. Martie Jane Hoke Harris
IS Executive Secretary of the Santa Fe, New
Mexico Council on International Relations
and teaches piano. Becky Spitzer Harvill
teaches sociology and special education at
Lee High School in Staunton and directs the

activities of her six children. Anne Smith
Jenkins Uves in Lakeland, Ftorida-Peggy
Hopkins Johnson invites all members of the
Class of '53 to her "Open House" .
for the entire Homecoming Weekend. Peggy
was selected as coach of her Middle School
team of six students to represent Virginia on
the CBS Children's program Way Out Games
on December 25th. Congratulations, Peg.
We have included only a portion of the replies
we received and those are in alphabetical order.
K through W will appear in our next letter

'55

Mrs. Virginia Thackston Richardson

400 N. Beech Daly

Dearborn Heights, Michigan 48127

Mrs. Carole Kolton Bryson

404 Kramer Drive

Highland Springs, Virginia 23075

Francis Pruden Allen still keeps in close
touch with MWC roommate, Afancy Rakes
Moorcones. This past Thanksgiving, Nancy,
husband Tony and five children visited Fran
and Mike and their five children. Fran and
Mike's oldest daughter Deborah, married
Wilham Cash on April 21, 1975. Joan E.
Kleinknecht has been busy teaching a very
interesting second grade class. She intro-
duced her students to Thomas Jefferson,
George Washington and many more of our
founding fathers. Her love of history method
of teaching brought forth this reply from one
of her student's parents. I'm sure Joan won't
mind if I share it with all of you. (1 feel that
this IS what bemg a Mary Washington College
Alumni is all about - Editor).

I have seen my daughter blossom under the
superb direction of a very wonderful
person
I have heard words of wisdom and knowledge
from a seven year old that taught me
things I didn't know
I have seen your teachings and philosophy,
through Laurie, make their mark on her
younger sibling who at four years old
loves George Washington and Thomas
Jefferson!

I have had the privilege of knowing someone
who truly understands the word LO VE
and stresses its importance in all phases
of her students lives

I have been a part of a school year experience
that is the unique gift to parents and
children of your class each year

I have adopted, for my own growth and develop-
ment the phrase 'Lost time is never found"

I have seen Laurie receive the special blessing
of learning for the bve of knowledge

I have seen an academic year shaped by not
only the "three R's." but by something
much more important to a child's develop-
ment - self-awareness and self-satisfaction
andjoyoflife

I have a whole year of Laurie 's life captured by
the special papers you save as our "holidav"
Sifts

I have learned to believe in miracles.

by Lois Ringelheim/76

MWC Today February. 1977

Mrs. Jean Anderson Chapman
1405 Hillsboro Drive
Richmond, Virginia 23233

Judith T. Callin writes that she has changed
jobs and moved to Greenville, S.C. She is now
directing a faculty development project at
Furman University in career planning for Uberal
arts graduates and programs for women, funded
by a Mellon Foundation grant. Interestingly
enough, one of the three other new women on

Mrs. Edna Gooch Trudeau
1221 Marceille Drive
Mobile, Alabama 36609

Help - the news is SPARCE! Even a
card will do! Ann Watkins Steves and 1
announce the birth of William on October
their 4th child, 3rd son. Priscilla Brow
Wardlaw and Charles had a fabulous tr.^ ._
Europe during the summer. She also took I
boys for a week to Bermuda. Continues he
work with her alumnae and Chris and Robl
and their "social engagements" keep her o
the run. The Trudeaus are fine - had lots c
company during the summer and of course

busily preparing for the holiday seasoi

Excited Person Number One - Virginia. Ho
1977 brings happiness to everyone. Ed
Sheppard Ott is now doing her twelve i
internship in clinical child psychology at tin
Virginia Treatment Center for children. Edi
has served on the Distinguished Alumni Coi
mittee and currently working with the Reeii
Scholarship Committee. Thanks for helping
Edith!

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Mrs. Liz Hill Heaney
810 Amaryllis Avenue
Oradell, NJ. 07649

Lytme Hays Sprowis writes us that her sis
Diane Hays Neuman, has written, illustrated
and done the calligraphy for an mformative
book of Yoga, /few fo Get the Dragons Out
of Your Temple. " While it is technical and
wntten for pracUcal use, it is presented with
a delightful tongue-in-cheek sense of humor.
Diane has been a student of Yoga for 23 yeai
and has had her own Yoga school, The Diane
Neuman Fellowship, on Union Street in San
Francisco for the past seven years. She is
currently working on another book focusing
on the application of Yoga to the prevention
and rehabilitation of stroke victims. Since
Diane was an art major 1 should mention that
she continues to pursue her activities in both
the fme arts and crafts which were well launc
at MWC. Rose Bennett Gilbert is now writini
syndicated home furnishings column for New
York Daily News. She is currently working o
a book about Early American decorating to b
published in January '78 by Doubleday, Inc

Joann (Jody) Close has sent Christmas
greetings from Korea. She is currently em-
ployed by the U.S. Army as an Education
Counselor. She is interested in helping any-
one who might want to attend ECOKA
University, the foremost woman's university
there. If anyone is interested, they can write
the Alumni Office and we will forward it to

'61

Mrs. Susan Wilson BoUng
11 024 Ring Road
Reston, Virginia 22090

Mts. Elizabeth Marchant Eldridge
11 502 Purple Beech Drive
Reston, Virginia 22091

Miss Lynn C. McCarthy
950 Tierra Linda Drive
Frankfort, Ky. 40601

Shelbyville. Their two children, Jamie and
Mehssa.are 10 and 7, respectively. Both Betty
Louise and Jim are active in community affairs
and have been busy remodeling their home.
The more we chatted, the more we found how
close we had been but didn't know it. For in-
stance, when Patsy Hilgartner Bruckner and 1
were at U.K. in 1962, Betty Louise was Uving
in Lexington. Then, we found that Jim's
brother is married to the daughter of a staff
member who, before retirement, worked in the
same section as 1 did. The clincher, however,
was learning that our seats in the Rupp (basket-
ball) Arena in Lexington are in the same
section, four rows apart! As we had a basket-
ball game on the evening of the day we talked,
we saw each other for the first time in eighteen
years! There's a message here - call a classmate -
you can't imagine how terrific and how much
fun it is to renew old friendships.

We have just heard that Kimberly Ann
Poole, 12 year old daughter of Linda Lee Giles
Poole, passed away November 12. Our sincere
sympathies to Linda and family. Kimberly
Ann will be missed by her family and friends.
As we "go to press" with this news, the U.K.
football team is heading for the Peach Bowl
in Atlanta. The Wildcats play UNC. While
under any other circumstances I'd be cheering
on the Tarheels (both my sister and brother-
in-law are UNC graduates), I'll be found on
the Wildcat side of the field on December 31 .
Rabid U.K. fans snatched up the tickets two
hours after the wmdows opened. Last we
heard, three of every four tickets were in the
hands of Big Blue followers. The excitement
of the first Bowl trip since the 1 95 1 season
has spilled over into basketball and reservations
have already been made by many Kentuckians
for the NCAA fmals on March 26 and 28 - and
where are the finals? -Atlanta! The Rupp
Arena which I referred to opened this past
fall. Located in downtown Lexington, it
seats 23,000 and is the largest basketball arena
in the country. The arena is named for Adolph
Rupp, fondly known as "the Baron of Basket-
ball," who coached U.K. teams for 42 years
before retiring in 1972. He had 42 winning
seasons and produced 874 victories. This new
arena goes with our new football stadium which
seats 56,000. Now, tell me we're not rabid
U.K. supporters!

A note from Prudie Shepard finds her the
proud owner of a home as of this past summer -
3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, acres of woods, a
pine grove, her own swimming hole, 2 'hounds',
a rabbit, and birds. She's issued the invite!
Her new address is Grays Plain Road, Sandy
Hook, CT 06482. Connie, you and Andy
left Louisville too soon. This past November
was the coldest November since 195 I , and
we caught sight of our first snow before
Thanksgiving. On November 29, thermometers
in Frankfort registered a brisk -7°. The
five inches of snow in the '75-76 winter made
for quite a mild winter in central Kentucky.
Generally, we have 1 6-20 inches. Despite our
being caught off guard by this year's freezing
rain and snow, I'm glad we're back to four
seasons. For those of you who aren't familiar
with Kentucky's weather, it can change
drastically within 24 hours. But, our Springs
in thoroughbred country are delightful and
our Summers, beautiful.

As for yours truly, I'm still holding down
my position as State Child Protective Services
Specialist, but continue to have the travel bug.
When you read this, I will have between December
22 and January 10, touched down in Virginia,
Georgia (twice), Texas, and Oklahoma.
Now that you know that Bette, Sue, and I are
holding the fort down, let's hear from 'ya. Until
next time, "truck 'em safe and truck 'em easy."

Mrs. Patricia Mackey Taylor
351 Level Green Court
Hampton, Virginia 23369

Received such a nice note from Julie Shumaker
Bailess. She has found a reason to retire - the
birth of her son and third child, Todd Scott
born September 1976. Julie and husband Bob
live in Manassas. Am really looking forward to
those Christmas cards with messages - especially
notes concerning our 1 5th reunion. More in-
formation will follow early 1977.

Mrs. Elizabeth Caudle Marshall
11 33 W.Kenan
Wilson, N.C. 27893

Mrs. Constance Waterman Lampert
9 Hillcrest Drive
Chelmsford, Mass. 01824

Mrs. Barbara Booth Wilhelm
2949 Mesa Drive
Oceanside, Cal. 92054

I saw Courtney Lawson Sjorstrom and her
two children Erik, 2, and Anne, 5 when they
visited her cousin Lisa Anderson here in Wilson.
She is keeping busy. Bee Prall Granger wrote
that she and' Bob are moving again, their 1 4th

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Heather Lane, Southern Pines, North Carolina
28387. B's neighbor in Pennsylvania Ann
Ralston asked to be remembered to high school
classmates, Betsy Lydle Smith and Beverly
Byrd Miller. -Betty

The office has heard from Wendy Shadwell,
she and Janice Coleman visited the campus
this summer. They ran into a number of familiar
faces among the administration, admired the
new physical education facihties, and mourned
the loss of Framar Annex. They subsequently
heard from Sheila Wahl that she had revisited
MWC during a trip east this summer. While in
Fredericksburg Wendy and Janice visited the
Falmouth home of Beth Lacey Wiseman '64
and had a lovely dinner with her, her husband
Bud, and their three children. They wished
that they had had a chance to see Belmont,
Gari Melchers' home in Falmouth, wher« Beth
is a weekend volunteer guide. Wendy is
curator of prints at the New York Historical
Society. Recently she was honored by election
to the Print Council of America at their
annual meeting in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Cynthia Sharpe Conger has written that
she and husband, Oliver, are the proud parents
of four beautiful sons, they are George age
14, Andrew age 12, Trip age 9, Carter age 7.
Their oldest son has just entered his first year
at the Hill School in Pottstown, Penn. from
which OUver graduated in 1953. They Uved
in Miami for two years before moving to Palm
Beach. While in Miami she enjoyed seeing
Janet Bagg Freisenbruch class of '64 and
Priscilla Buckaway Benford '61 . Both Janet
and Priscilla married Quantico Marines. Janet
has since moved to the west coast of Florida.
This summer Ann Carson Wray and her family
visited with Cynthia at her summer home in
Sea Island, Georgia. Ann and her husband
George have two lovely children, Sheldon, age
10 and Will, age 5.

Mrs. Patricia Boyette Robinson
5 High Point Drive
Mountainside, N.J. 07092

Mrs. Alice Funkhouser Flowers
Albrecht Lane
Warrenton, Virginia 22186

Mrs. Elizabeth MacCubbin Bader
78l3Ruxway Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21204

Mary Oaviford Volk, assistant professor at
Brown University has just finished a study of
Vicencio Carducho's Dialoges de la Pintura and
is completing a book. Studies in Velazquez:
Form and Meaning. Bobby Barrett Crisp and
husband, Harry, are proud to announce the
birth of their third child, Joseph Eugene Crisp,
on March 24, 1976. Little Joe weighed in at
1 1 pounds 9 ounces! Congratulations Bobby.

Mrs. Linda Sue Glynn Hutcliinson
RD 5, Box 66
Greensburg, Pa. 15601

Mrs. Jana Privette Usry
1512 Confederate Avenue
Richmond, Virginia 23227

Diana Hamilton Cowell and husband
Dan, have announced the arrival of their son,
Keith, born December 1, 1963 and their
daughter, Kelly, born May 18,1965. This
joyous event took place on August 30, 1976
at the Adoption Placement Service at Lutheran
Social Services in Washington, D.C. You have
a beautiful family Diana and Dan!

Mrs. Susie Church Dillon
9566 Cherry Oak Court
Burke, Virgmia 22015

Mrs. Mary Mac Blanchard Harris
II 130 Guilford Road
Richmond, Virginia 23225

Sarah P. Nabstedt Barnes and husband,
Robert, announce the arrival of their daughter,
Jessica Snow Barnes, from Korea on May 23,
1976 at 3:45 ajn. Jessica is a lucky little girh

Mrs. Judy Bennett Russell
12301 Persimmon Place
Woodbridge, Virginia 22191

Mrs. Barbara Price Wallach
708 S. Urbana Avenue
Urbana, Iffinois 61801

Mrs. Margaret Livesay Rheutan
206 Melwood Lane
Richmond, Virginia 23229

Mrs. Donna Sheehan Gladis
530 Humiston Drive
Bay Village, Ohio 44140

Mrs. Gail Jargowsky Farmer
4345 Rock Creek Road
Alexandria, Virginia 22306

Lynn Perri Ulm and husband Sam have lived
in NYC since 1972. Lynn received her degree
in Fashion Design and is now a freelance fashion
illustrator and exhausted mother of two year
old Jacob. Lynn's sister, Suzanne Pem married
Dr. Michael ElUott on 6/26. They are stationed
in San Diego with the Navy. Suzanne previ-
ously earned her Master's degree from U.Va.
and taught learning disabled children in Wil-
mington, Del. Sue Fuque Ryan and husband
Frank live in Denville, N.J. Their three year
old son Frankie is expecting a brother or sis-
Donna Sheehan Gladis and Susan Wagner
Buelow held an unscheduled reunion in a
Chicago department store this fall where they ran
into each other while shopping. Donna and
Steve were visiting friends in Chicago that week-
end. . . small world. It had been 8 years, since

MWC Today FebrL

we'd seen each other, although we had corre-
sponded by mail. Susan and Bob and two girls
have bought a new home in the Chicago area and
have been busy remodeling. Donna and Steve
also spent some time with Suzy Blankenship
Capone and Cap this summer while in Boston.
Kevin is now in first grade, and Suzy is busy
attending graduate school and working part-
time as a school counselor. Pat and Barbara
McLaughlin Carroll are now hving in Kirkland,
Washington where Pat is employed by a CPA
firm. Peter welcomed a new brother, Michael
David, into the family on July 3, 1976.
- Donna

Lucinda P. Long has just completed all require-
ments for her Ph.D. in political science from
Johns Hopkins University on October 8, 1 976.
She is currently an assistant professor of political
science at Montclair State College. Lucinda was
just recently elected president of the N.E. Women'
Caucus for Political Science. Mary Ann Burkhart
Smith was an outstanding accountant graduate
from Lynchburg College this past spring with
a 3.7 average. She passed the CPA examination
on her first attempt. This is quite an accom-
pUshment, since only 10 per cent of the candi-
dates taking the examination for the first time
pass the entire exam. Mary Ann is now working
for Dalton, Pennell, and Company, a CPA firm
in Lynchburg. Husband Alan is an attorney,
and daughter, Jennifer, age 8 is in the second
grade. Mary Ann's sister, Connie Burkhart
Coggin '67 is living in Fredericksburg with
lawyer husband. Rod, and daughter, Sarah,

Mrs. Chris Cole Gaul

202 Laguna Villas Blvd. Apt. B-4

Jacksonville Beach, Fla. 32250

Mrs. Janis Purdy Brewer

Box 429A, Waugh Chapel Road

Odenton, Maryland 21113

Mrs. Ruth Sichol Myers
7572 Rockfalls Drive
Richmond, Virginia 23225
Mrs. Donna Cannon Julian
2728 Tanager Drive
Brookmeade 11
Wihnington, Delaware 19808

Mrs.Cai7£momiWims
628 Hawthorne Place
Keokuk, Iowa 52632

Mrs. Marlorie Roszmann Tankersley
ni2DuddingSt.,S.W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24015

Frances Smith Armstrong and husband, T.
Christian Armstrong HI, announce the arrival
of their first child, Betsy Brannan Armstrong,
born July 28, 1976 in Livonia, Michigan. Our
best wishes to the proud parents.

•71

Capt. Karen Laino Lewis
Box 308

Quanticotown, Virginia 22134

Mrs. Sally Reichner Mayor
Rte. de Montana
3961 Randogne
Valais, Switzerland

tSls. Deborah Wiggins Seehorn
P.O. Box 897
Shiprock,N.M. 87420

Mrs. Janet Hempson Floom
Quarters 4310 B
Quantico, Vu-ginU 22134

A MWC Today February. 1977

Mrs. Doris Agnes Lee Hancock

9302 Cason Road

Glen AUen, Virginia 23060

Linda Bishop Mathias has been busy since
'71 . Immediately after graduation she served
as an officer in the U.S. Army, in 1 972 she
married Terry Mathias. After the Army she
and Terry received their Master of Science in
Education degrees from Southern Illinois
University. Terry is now employed as assistant
to the president of Ottawa University. Linda
is currently employed as the children's services
Librarian of the Ottawa Public Library. Donna
Lee Roberts has become Mrs. John Edward
Kotheimer. The big event took place on
September 26. She is currently employed by
the Onslow County Department of Social
Services in Roanoke, Virgmia.

'72

MissKicjti^ife*

317 E. Main Street

Front Royal, Vu-ginia 22630

Mrs. Kitty VanLew Wyche
4801 Kenmore Avenue
Seminary Towers, W., No. 71 1
Alexandria, Virginia 22304

Kathryn Coltison Ray and Harry W. Elhott
were married in Washington, D.C. on June 26th.
Several of Kay's classmates were there for the
big occasion. Kathryn is working as a librarian
at the Brookings Institute and she has begun a
doctoral program at George Washington Univer-
sity. Mary Saunders Williams, Shirley Harris,
and Jan Moore are all still teaching school.
Kathy Duley is living in Aspen and looking for-
ward to the ski season. TerriHall Alford and
Marty had their second daughter, Mary
Elizabeth on June 1 0th - their 4th anniversary.
Marty is still with the Navy in Topsham, Maine.

•73

Mrs. Susie BarU Bourne
820 Malabu Drive No. 219
Lexington, Ky. 40502

Miss Chris Kostek
283 River Bend Road
Berkeley Heights, N.J. 07922

Miss Terry Napolitano
1065 BoboUnk Drive
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23451

Miss Sue Regan

500 Greenbrier Court No. 101

Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401

Miss Eleanor Goddu

618 Greenbrier Court No. 102

Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401

Miss Sue Hughes
66 Malin Road
Malvern, Pa. 19355

Miss Happy Anderson
22 Parkwood Road
West Ishp, N.J

795

Susie A. Bond, former Admissions counselor
has just begun working as a research assistant
in the office of congressman Richard White from
Texas. Good luck Susie! Nancy Smith Raines
is working as a mathematician at Dahlgren
while husband William is working as a cabinet
maker. Christine Ransom, while working for a
Master of Divinity degree at Union Theological
Seminary, is an inmate counselor for the New
■york City Department of Correction. Rebecca
Rooney, 1st Lt. US Army, is stationed at Fort
Monroe, VA. and is' working on a Masters in
Guidance and Counseling at William and Mary.
Debora Olsen Searfoss is living with husband
George in Annandale and working as a research
associate. She is also enrolled as a nursing stu-
dent at George Mason University. Suzanne

Shearer is workmg as a registered medical tech-
nologist at Duke University Medical Center,
where she finished advanced courses in July
of 1 974. Winifred Stalnaker is working as a
mathematician for NASA m Hampton, Va.

Mary Lee Stevens received her MS. in Library
Science from UNC Chapel Hill in December
1 974 and is working as Head of Audio-Visual
Services in the High Point, NC Public Library.
Sarah Lewis White Stout is teaching kindergarten
in Charlottesville. Barbara Taylor received a
masters in Music from Baylor University in
May '75 and is working as a music instructor in
Charlottesville. Cynthia Thaxton is working as
an engineering technician at the terminal of the
Trans-Alaskan PipeUne in Valdez, Alaska. Nancy
Wilder Thompson has received her masters from
the University of Virginia and is teaching
Spanish in Richmond. Ellen Harwood Uzenoff
is living in Westport, Conn, and working as a
social worker with developmentally delayed
children and adults. Husband Robert works
for GAF Corporation in New York City.
Barbara Menth Wilhams is hving m Okinawa
with Ah Force Dentist husband Mark. Burrell
Montz is working as an envhonmental planner
in Grand Haven, Michigan. Gail Gupton Owen
is working as a social worker in South Boston,
Va. Husband Bill is a dentist with his own
practice there. Carol Susan Smith now lives
in New York and works for Trans World Air-
Unes. Marjorie C. Walsh has been working on
her masters in Special Education at the Univer-
sity of Virginia. Martha Menk is an artist in
Santa Barbara, Cahfornia. Debbie Pwyear
is teaching retarded adults in Santa Barbara,
California. Dominique Protomastro is working
for a bank in Connecticut. Cheryl Fox Ward
is hving in Columbia, Maryland with husband
Barry where Cheryl is working as a clinical
chemist at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Cheryl
received her masters in chemistry from the
University of Southern Mississippi in August of
'75.

Leslie Lynch Westerman is living with hus-
band Robert in Library, Pa. Gay Levan
Morrison is hving with husband WilUam in
Wilmington, Delaware. Glenda White is
working as a customer service representative
at Central National Bank in Richmond, with
wedding plans - husband to be is Dale Pittman
who was fmishing up law school at T.C.
Williams. Susan White received her MS in
Library Science from Columbia University.
Bambi Crelghton Wilhs is hving in Spot-
sylvania County with husband AG and son
Andrew. Bambi was recently Chairman of
the Student Alumni Relations Committee of
the MWC National Alumni Association. Thea
Hermit Wilson and husband Paul are hving in
Williamsburg where Thea is teaching earth
science. Mary Sue Warren Wimer and husband
Robert are hving in Fredericksburg, where
Mary Sue is teaching. Clara Woody is working
as a director for the Charles County Economic
Development Commission, Inc. m Maryland.

Julie Howe Young is hving in San Francisco
where Julie is working as an economist. Nancy
Greer Gray and husband Dennis and son
Jeremy recently returned from a three year
tour in Germany; they are now in Fayetteville,
NC. Peggy Christensen is hving in Standards-
ville, Va. and working as a psychiatrist's secre-
tary. Susie Cahill is working in the DC pubhc
schools' system, at Stevens school, where the
new President's daughter is to go. Barbara
Barnes Krug and husband Larry are happily
expecting their fhst child in February.

'74

Mrs. RomWerares Walsh

102 Nelson Drive

Newport News, Virginia 23601

Uiss Martha Welte

6 Burning Tree Road at Creekside

Rolling Meadow, Illinois 60008

Miss Susan Mary Tyler
2339 B W. Grace Street
Richmond, Viiginia 23220

SherriA. Michel has received her master's
degree in Social Work. She is currently involved
in social service work in Richmond at Manor-
Care Homes Projects. Mary Tamlacci and hus-
band Michael Quirk announce the birth of their
baby girl, Ann Elizabeth Tavolacci on June 8,
1976. Holly Sirawbridge is finishing her MA
in Art History at Case Western Reserve Uni-
versity. Her thesis is on 19th Century French
Realist Painting. Holly had a fantastic experience
this summer. She conducted the Cleveland
Orchestra on opening night of their summer Pops
series at Blossom Music Center. After that, she
and her sister went to Eiu-ope for IVi months
to travel and see friends. Holly would Uke her
old friends to drop her a Une at 20700 Univer-
sity Blvd ., Shaker Heights, Ohio 441 22.

A few members of the Class of '74 got to-
gether for a mini reunion after 2Vi years, at the
home of Mark and Faith Geibel Williams '75
in Fredericksburg. Present were Cyndy Gorwitz
Drach, recently returned from Italy and pre-
sently living in Fort Benning. Ga., and Missie
Carpenter, recently returned from Togo, West
Africa where she was in the Peace Corps.
Missie plans to return to Togo in late November
to marry a Quebeqecois, who is in the Canadian
Peace Corps. She'll also teach school until
Pierre's commitment is up next summer. Also
present at the Williams were Linda Kier Driscoll,
a teacher at Spotsy H.S. and Jeanne Sayre. an
accountant in Richmond.

Karen Burley Warren married Richard Warren
on July 31 , 1976 and are currently living in
Winston Salem, N.C., where Richard is attending
Bowman Gray School of Medicine. Karen
is working in the guidance department of a
junior high school.

'75

Miss Val Walters
63 Woods Road
Somerville, N.J. 08876

Miss Karen Johnson
9303 Claymont Drive
Richmond, Virgmia 23229

Miss /«d;'&u/
9 Agate Road
East Brunswick, N.J. 08816

Miss Carol L. Pappas
3636 Barham Blvd. S-305
Los Angeles, CaUfornia 90068

Anne Nelson Harris and Sydney Luck are
sharing an apartment in Richmond. Sydney
is working as a management associate for
United Virginia Bank (started in Aug. of '75).
Anne is working as a probation and parole
officer in the Department of Corrections
(started in July '76). They have been in Rich-
mond since October '75 and would Uke to
hear from any classmates in the area. Dianne
L. Ferree, went back to school at night to
take certification courses and did student
teaching at James Monroe during summer
1976. She is currently teaching Biology and
Ecology at Bowling Green Sr. High School.

76

Mrs. Patricia Jo Anderson Williams
1 37 N. Laburnum Avenue Apt. No. 4
Richmond, Virginia 23223

Miss Mary Catherine Carroll
1701 - 80th Street, North
St. Petersburg, Fla. 33710

Miss Elizabeth Anne Gupton
556 North Birdneck Road
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23451

Wxss Deborah A. Jackson

Heathsville, Virginia 22473

Jody Nutter Arbelaez
5-8 Copeley Hill
Charlottesville, Va. 22903

Mrs. Judy Frances Sledge Talercio

108 Hallock Lane

Rocky Point, Long Island, N.Y. 11778

mss Margo Oifford
409 Jackson Place
Alexandria, Virginia 22302

"It's really cold here in Richmond this time
of year. When I let the cat out in the cold
mornings I'm reminded of the icy walks from
Jefferson to Seacobeck. Those cold walks and
warm friendships shared over the Seacobeck
stew are memories that we never outgrow.
Plans made around the Seacobeck tables are
now taking shape for many of our classmates."

I saw Janice Tucker at one of the VMl games
at Lexington. She is in framing with a major
northern chemical firm in their management
salesperson division. Daphne. Johnston is also
in management training with one of the
commercial banks here in Richmond. Also
in Richmond is Debbie Smith. She is working
at Thalhimers while getting her masters in
special education. Sydney Byrd is also in
school, training to be a Physical Therapist
at MCV. I have also heard from Lundy Baker.
It seems that she was "let go" from her FM
radio station on the flimsy excuse that her
voice was too cute. This type of sex discrim-
ination is what is keepmg the college woman on
the bottom of most pay and promotion scales.
Lundy in the meantime has been offered a
position with CBS in their children's pro-
gramming section. I guess a "cute voice" is an
asset in that field. Let us hope that with the
new government and the eventual passage of
the Equal Rights Amendment that sexism will
finally be a thing of the past and discrimination
just a memory. That's about it from here. I
have a customer coming in for a new savings
account. We are seUing those TV games as
bonus gifts and it has really kept me busy-
Thinking about all of you and hoping you are
happy in whatever you are doing.
- Patti Jo

Janet Anne Piatt has been workmg with the
President Ford Committee since March '76.
Her activities with the Committee include
working with the Youth Office of the President
Ford Committee. March-August '76. Her work
has included pre-convention planning and
working with Carolyn Booth, the National
Youth Director of the PFC, plus attending
the Republican Convention in Kansas City,
last August as part of the PFC's Presidentials
staff. At present Janet is now working with
the Treasurer's Office of the President Ford,
to get a different slant on how one sees a Presi-
dential Campaign, especially one that now has
a legal spending Umit. As a recent graduate of
MWC, Janet is grateful to have the opportunity
to work on a Presidential Campaign and partic-
ulary since political science was her major. It
certainly has been a very busy and exciting 8
months for Janet.

Martha Farmer Miller and husband Richard,
have announced the birth of a fourth son, Mark
Saunders Miller, born on September 20, 1974.
Harriett W. Condrey has accepted a job with
Elwyn - Delaware Rehabilitation center. This
job entails working with the handicapped in a
sheltered workshop as a floor supervisor.
Patricia Lorraine Barton and Richard Latham
Bouwmans were married November 5 in Falls
Church, Virginia. Pat is employed by the
Federal Highway Administration and Richard
is employed by C & P Telephone. Our congrat-
ulations to both alumni.

On August 7 Linda Bennett was married
to David Vann Petten in Virginia Beach in a
candlelight ceremony. Bridesmaids from
Mary Washington included Kyna Bott and
Linda's roommate, Betsy McNeil, Linda
and David are residing in Charlottesville
where Dave has a double major in nuclear
engineering and applied mathematics. After
graduation, he will be an Ensign in the U.S.
Navy. Linda is teaching seventh grade mathe-
matics for the Fluvanna county school system
and she loves it.

1 1 missed the last deadline but it
came at a hectic time for me. I was married
August 2 1 to Vince Arbelaez fallowing our
lengthy (six week) engagement. We are now
living in Charlottesville where Vince is in his
first year of Law School at U.Va. I am cashiering
part time, substituting, and believe it or not,
still unpacking. Others of our class in Charlottes-
ville are Maggie Walter and Gall Bryant, both in
Medical School. Kathy Bortz is in the Law
School, while Jane Reese is studying for her
master's in Chemical Engineering. Elaine
Porrino and Ann Gorneva are both in the School
of Architecture, studying City Planning. Others
working here are Toni Hoover, Laurie Raup,
and Sarah Robinson.

I see Betty Anne Gupton frequently. She
still parties often in Charlottesville in between
working for the Treasurer's office in Virginia
Beach. Susan Cole is teachmg in Virginia
Beach. Kathy Valentine married Jeff Evans in
September and is now the assistant manager for
ajob placement company in Virginia Beach.
Kathy Manikas is teaching fourth grade at Hart-
wood Elementary School m Stafford County.
Diane Pearson is teaching first grade at Spots-
wood. Carolyn Yowell is a permanent substi-
tute for Orange County where Margo Clifford
is also teaching. Lynn Leggett is in grad school
at UNC (Chapel Hill) studying History, while
Sue Smith is working for her M.A. in Geography.

Jacgue Shaner is studying Chemistry at San
Diego. Isabel Garcia is in Dental School at MCV.
Susan Fassnachl is pursuing studies in Geography
in Calgary. Lynn Monroe will begin her studies
in January at Boston College in Mass Commu-
nications. Dolly Carmody, Paula Boyd, and
Mary Beth Kamorowski are workmg at
Bloomiiigdale 's at Tyson's Corner. Joan Lake
is the assistant press secretary for an Arkansas
representative. Cathy Colbert is the assistant
manager at a Susie's Casual in Maryland. Debbie
Herlica is working for United States Automobile
Assoc, in Highland FaUs, N.Y.

Daphne Johnson is in the Wachovia branch
managers training program, while Sue Moore
works for Wachovia Bank in Winston-Salem,
N.C. Kathy Smith Kapitan and her husband,
Steve, Uve in Quantico, where Kathy is teaching
gymnastics. Kim Stambaugh is dancing and
studying in N.Y. Becky Cintron is working at
Potomac Hospital and is looking into grad.
school. Many thanks to Alison Stem '77 and
Leslie Blair '77 for helping me get the scoop
on our classmates. (If only they had typed
this. . .) -Jody

Patricia Barton '76 to Rick Bouwmans
Carrie Bell '76 to Jeff Jacobus
Rebecca Chambers '76 to Michael Scanlon
Linda Clark '76 to Fred Esser
Mary Ann Kalafat '76 to John Brower
Mary Kennedy '76 to John Thorpe
Mary Jane Long '76 to Gary NichoUs
Jody Nutter '76 to Vince Arbelaez
Martha Prettyman '76 to Dwight Lyons
Kathy Smith '76 to Steve Kapitan
MolUe Wilson '76 to Charles Shoemaker
Kathy Wright '76 to Tim Barnes
Kathy Anderson '76 to Patrick Roach '76

MWC Today Febrmry, 1977

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