2015 Summer Newsletter

Emeritus Club Newsletter Summer 2015 Page 1 

Emeritus Club Newsletter 

Volume 43 Issue 1 West Virginia Wesleyan College Summer 2015 

Bruhns Scholars 

Left to Right: Colin Winkie, Sydney Pettit, Ali 

Crawford, Becca Davis, Dr. E. Maxine Moose 

Bruhns ’45, Hon. ’07, Shawna Clayton, Kayla 

Hinkley, & Rachel Rodgers 

Culpepper Scholars 

Left to Right: Elena DuBois, Caleb Baisden, 

Dr. Marvin W. Culpepper ’51, Hon. ’06, Angela 

Pittinger, Jackson Carey, & Stephanie Frazer

Page 2 Summer 2015 Emeritus Club Newsletter 

Three Students Chosen 

for Fulbright, Gilman Scholar International Travel Experiences 

Nelson 

West Virginia Wesleyan College 

strives to ensure that graduates are exposed 

to global experiences during their 

time here. Three Wesleyan students 

have been selected to partake in international 

travel experiences this summer. 

Wesleyan sophomore Jessica Nelson, 

an English writing major from Morgantown, 

WV, has received a place on a Fulbright Summer 

Institute to study at King’s College in London, one of 

the most prestigious and selective summer scholarship 

programs operating world-wide. 

At the King’s College London Summer Institute, Nelson 

will be participating in the course module “Wonderland: 

100 Years of Children’s Literature.” Participants 

will study the works of such authors as J.K. Rowling, 

J.M. Barrie, J.R.R. Tolkien, Roald Dahl, and Rudyard 

Kipling, and create their own work of children’s literature. 

Outside the classroom, she 

and other participants will explore the 

grand city of London, learning about 

the city itself and British culture. 

John Bair, a junior double major in 

music and applied physics from Shady 

Spring, WV, and Taylor Germain, a ju- 

Bair 

nior English literature major and philosophy, psychology, 

and Honors minor from Deep Creek, 

MD, will be studying abroad through 

the Benjamin A. Gilman International 

Scholarship program. Bair will be 

studying Buddhism in Chaing Mai, 

Tailand for five weeks. While overseas, 

he will also travel around Chiang Mai 

and take advantage of its surrounding 

natural attractions. 

Germain 

Germain will be studying in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 

for eight weeks. She will be taking classes and serving 

at an orphanage. Germain will also be taking advantage 

of the safari excursions, archaeological landmarks, 

and the opportunity to observe primates. 

“The Wesleyan faculty believe that it is imperative 

for students to develop a global perspective,” stated Dr. 

Boyd Creasman, dean of the College and vice president 

for academic affairs. “Of course, one way to foster that 

is through international travel. St. Augustine said, ‘The 

world is a book, and those who do not travel read only 

a page.’ By taking part in international travel, our students 

impress us with their desire to ‘read more of the 

book’ by engaging with the world.” 

Congratulations Coach Warner and the Lady Bobcats! 

Congratulations to the Lady Bobcat softball team, as 

they went 38-10 during the regular season. The team 

advanced to the NCAA Division II Super Regionals 

this year and hosted the NCAA Division II Atlantic 2 

Regional. This is the first time Wesleyan has hosted a 

NCAA softball tournament, and it is the first time one 

has been held in West Virginia. 

Sophomore Brooklyn Waddell of Buckhannon 

was named an AFCA First Team All-American. Wesleyan 

swept the Mountain East Conference awards 

with Coach Warner being named Coach of the Year, 

Waddell as Player of the Year, Hannah Vet of Bonita 

Springs, FL as Pitcher of the Year, and Krista Waggoner 

of Oklahoma City, OK as Freshman of the Year.


Armistead ’81 to Lead Wesleyan Alumni Relations 

William B. Armistead ’81 has been appointed as Associate Vice President of Advancement and Alumni 

Relations. The Morgantown native brings over 30 years of higher education experience to his new position. 

Since 2012, he has served as the President of the Fairmont State Foundation, Inc., where he led efforts to 

grow the institution’s endowment to provide funding for student scholarship, faculty enhancements, and facility 

improvements. 

Armistead began his career at Wesleyan in 1982 as an admissions counselor before moving to West Virginia 

University’s Admissions and Records Office. In 1988, he became the Associate Director of the West Virginia 

University Alumni Association and was promoted to Associate Executive Director in 1997, which led to him serving as Director 

of Athletic Development for the Mountaineer Athletic Club from 2000 to 2003. 

Armistead enjoyed a three-year stint in banking and returned to higher education advancement in 2006 as Director of Development 

for the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center, part of the WVU Foundation, a position he held for six years before 

leading the Fairmont State Foundation. 

“We are delighted that Will is returning to Wesleyan to lead our Alumni Relations office and work with major donors to the 

College,” said President Pamela Balch ’71. “Will brings a vast amount of experience and expertise and is an individual who 

is well known in West Virginia as well as by many of our alumni across the country. He will be a great addition to our team.” 

His spouse, Julie Rosenwald Armistead, is also a 1982 West Virginia Wesleyan College graduate. The couple are the 

parents of two adult children. Armistead began his duties at the College on June 1. 

Kristi Lawrence Wilkerson ’99, Director of Alumni Relations 2008 – 2015, is now the Director of Educational Ministries 

at First United Methodist Church, Buckhannon. 

Annie Merner Pfeiffer Library 

Serves Vital Role in Community 

The Annie Merner Pfeiffer 

(AMP) Library at Wesleyan 

continues to expand its 

offerings for the Wesleyan 

community during 2015. 

Members of the Buckhannon 

community have full-time access to the resources while 

visiting the library. Library cards are sold at $10 a year, 

and free for clergy, educators, and alumni. 

“We want the community to take advantage of the offerings 

here at the library,” stated librarian Beth Rogers. 

The AMP Library has seen the exciting edition of 

two new programs. Mango languages allows students 

the opportunity to learn and study from a selection of 

64 languages. The program is not only useful for English-speaking 

students, but also for students learning 

English as a second language. 

Another exciting addition to the database offered 

by the library is the Terrorism Research & Analysis 

Consortium, a digital intelligence repository of research 

and analysis covering global terrorism, counterterrorism, 

and political violence. 

“Compared to other schools our size, the offerings 

and resources to which students have access is quite 

impressive,” said Rogers. 

Visit http://amplibrary.wvwc.edu/libraryhome for 

more information. 

Christopher Scott Named Chaplain and 

Director of Religious and Spiritual Life 

Beginning July 6, Christopher Scott 

will begin his duties as Chaplain and 

Director of Religious and Spritual 

Life at Wesleyan. Working alongside 

the Office of Admissions to cultivate 

prospective United Methodist Students, 

Scott will be responsible for 

developing a variety of religious programs for campus 

while creating transformative leaders in the process. 

Scott served the Levelton Charge UMC in Hillsboro 

and the Meadow River UMC in Rainelle. He 

served as a student pastor in St. Louis, MO while 

attending Eden Theological Seminary, developing 

service projects and opportunities for spiritual reflection 

for teens and leading devotional activitites and 

leadership trainings for young adults. 

“I have always had a strong passion for Christian 

education and faith formation in teens and young 

adults,” stated Scott. “I am committed to West Virginia 

and its future.” 

This June at the WV Annual Conference, Angela Gay 

Kinkead ’79, Dean of the Chapel 2001 - 2015, is to receive 

an appointment by Bishop Sandra Steiner Ball to a 

church in Huntington effective July 1. The Conference 

meets on Wesleyan’s campus June 11 – 14, 2015.


Q&A 

with John Waltz ’01, 

Vice President of 

Enrollment Mangement 

Q: What role can alumni play in the student recruitment 

process? 

A: Alumni provide one of the most valuable assets in recruitment 

as alumni referrals are one of the highest yielding 

types on student inquiries. When a student has applied from 

a distant state or region, it is often the case of having a Wesleyan 

graduate as a neighbor, teacher, or coach. We always 

fulfill these requests quickly and in a personal manner to 

reaffirm Wesleyan’s personal touch. Even things as simple 

as displaying Wesleyan memorabilia in your workplace can 

spark a discussion about what a tremendous place this is. 

Q: How has the admission funnel/recruitment process 

changed over the last 5 or so years? 

A: Certainly the idea of “stealth” applicants or shoppers has 

impacted the funnel. This is to say that previously a student 

would ask for more information or meet a Wesleyan representative 

at a high school or college program (inquire), then 

apply. While many students go through that process traditionally, 

more than ever students are applying directly outside 

of the traditional funnel. This might be done by doing internet 

research, visiting campus with no previous information, 

or for no particular reason at all. Student inquiry habits model 

retail shopping habits more and more. It’s all about exploration 

and intuition. 

Q: What is the value of the campus visit? 

A: The campus visit plays directly into the idea of these 

stealth applicants. Many students visit campus with no previous 

interaction with the college. Some visit once only 

in an exploratory manner, and others come back 4-5 times. 

We try to treat each visit, whether a sophomore or a senior, 

as that student’s chance to fall in love with the campus. 

Tours are carefully mapped and guides are specially trained 

in greater detail than before. Schedules are tailored to the 

needs to students as each purpose for a visit can be different. 

Once again, it’s about instilling emotion to that experience. 

They do this a lot of places, so this one has to be memorable! 

Q: What types of strategies do we use to secure enrollment 

goals/recruit students each year? 

A: Strategies are comprehensive, from communication sequences 

(letters, e-mails, brochures) for sophomores-seniors, 

search strategy, website outreach, social media, and so many 

other ways to reach students. We travel regionally to WV, 

PA, MD, VA, DC, NJ and to other states doing high school 

visits, college fairs, workshops, application nights, and yield 

events. We hold 5-7 weekend event days, averaging 100 

students per event, and hold daily visits throughout the year. 

We also utilize partnerships with other departments to recruit 

students including athletics, the Learning Center, performing 

arts, The Center for Community Engagement & Leadership 

Development, faculty outreach, and much more. Enrollment 

is truly a campus-wide initiative at WVWC! 

Q: What do you believe to be the most integral part 

of the recruitment process? 

A: The most integral part of recruitment is putting the students 

first in all that we do. I am fortunate to work in Admissions 

with a team of colleagues who are creative, driven, intelligent, 

and forward-thinking. Their greatest quality, however, is putting 

students and their families above all else. We believe that 

if we do that in the midst of all of these other initiatives, that 

we will continue to thrive in a tough educational environment. 

ARE YOU IN THE GAME? 

Each year, one-third, or 33%, of all Emeritus Club members make a gift to Wesleyan. Thanks to your 

support, we ranked first in the state among all colleges and universities in alumni participation. 

Help us repeat as Champions! 

A gift of any size makes a difference. 

If you have not made a donation to the College since July 1, 2014, please join the team and make a 

gift before June 30. 

LET’ S KEEP WESLEYAN IN FIRST PLACE!


Lillian F. Alfred ’56 of Charleston reconnected with 

a Wesleyan friend, Margaret Saeler Burkett ’56 of 

Frederick, MD who is a new member of the Emeritus 

Club. They are both from Jane Lew. 

Robert C. Cole ’61 of Buckhannon, began Volunteer 

in Mission Work 

Teams in 1985, The Caribbean 

Crescent Work 

Teams and then later with 

WV Volunteer in Mission 

Work Teams. Since then 

he has worked in Mexico, 

Costa Rica, Honduras, 

Argentina, Guatemala, El 

Salvador, and a peace and 

study mission to Nicaragua 

in 1987. Those years include 14 teams to Mexico 

and 12 to Guatemala. In 30 years, he has worked on 

parsonages, churches, medical clinics, orphanages, 

schools, and homes. He is to return to El Salvador in 

July 2015, for his 33rd work team to Latin America 

with the WV Volunteer in Missions. In September 

2015, he will celebrate his 81st birthday. 

Charles E. Law ’66 of St. Pete Beach, FL, gave to 

Wesleyan’s archivist his Mother’s copy of the Murmurmontis 

for the year 1934 and the small leather bound 

commencement week activities schedule for commencement 

held on Sunday, May 31, 1936. Charles 

wrote, “Margaret Ruth Freeman, and my father 

James P. Law, were both 1936 graduates and were 

forever very proud of it, as they always were of their 

college. The Law and Freeman Endowed Scholarship 

has been in place since the mid-1980s and hopefully 

will be a continuous reminder and legacy of two 

wonderful families and the love and devotion my parents 

had for their alma mater. Paul, my Father’s brother, 

also graduated from the College in 1938, and died 

in a car accident in 1939. One of my brothers, David 

H. Law ’62 (deceased 1998) attended WVWC for one 

year before transferring to WVU for pharmacy school. 

My family and I believe these items are now better 

served in the hands of WVWC for the historical benefit, 

tradition, and personal perspective they represent. I 

feel certain they will be tenderly maintained.” Charles 

graduated 30 years after his parents and is retired from 

the U.S. Treasury Department. 

News About You 

Over the past several years, Cinda Frenzel O’Neill ’70 

of Hedgesville has 

shared many Wesleyan 

items of interest 

from her father, 

August Richmond 

Frenzel ’39, with 

the Emeritus Club 

to be shared with 

the Archives in the 

Annie Merner Pfeiffer 

Library. Cinda 

visited on campus 

in early May 

and brought more 

memorabilia. She 

is pictured with a May 19, 1953 copy of the local 

newspaper headline “Wesleyan Completes $1 Million 

Building Program” and “New Library Dedication To 

Be May 27.” 

Clinton D. “Pat” Spiegel ’54 of Elizabethtown, PA 

wrote: “In 1983, I drove an older brother from his home 

outside Philadelphia to his new home at the Mason Village 

in Elizabethtown, PA. Most of my professional 

life was spent working at colleges and universities and 

I lived on campus for over 10 years at my last assignment. 

I was familiar with campuses and this was one of 

the nicest. Rather than students with backpacks, there 

were older people with walkers. I was won over as was 

a sister and brother-in-law who moved in a few years 

later. I still ski, ride bikes and travel, but I had grown 

tired of being a landlord, dealing with an old building 

and just being responsible for things like frozen pipes, 

etc. I decided it was time to downsize. On September 

5, 2014, I moved into a one-bedroom apartment which 

I had ‘purchased’ and which I now call home. I am enjoying 

my concerts, trips, seven miles of walking paths, 

and two mile bike rides to Elizabethtown College to be 

reminded that there still are young people in the world.” 

Bert Waddell ’61 of Buckhannon is the grandfather 

of Wesleyan sophomore softball player, Brooklyn 

Waddell, the Player of the Year in the Mountain 

East Conference. She was among the NCAA leaders 

in batting average (.483) and was selected on the 

2015 Division II All American First Team.


New Emeritus Club Members 

from the 1965 Class 

as of June 1, 2015 

Roberta J. Alsop – Buckhannon 

Barbara Woolbaugh Bruso – Arnold, MD 

Walter R. Bruso – Arnold, MD 

Thomas W. Brzezinski – Marriottsville, MD 

Richard R. Burgtorf – Leesburg, FL 

Susan Abraham Burgtorf – Leesburg, FL 

Penny Lee Church – New Hartford, CT 

Robert H. Decatur – Patterson, NY 

Rosemary Hadden Decatur – Patterson, NY 

Carl H. Doerr, Jr. – Boothwyn, PA 

Peter T. Evans – Chestertown, MD 

Bonnie MacCallum Ferneau – Pine Knoll Shores, NC 

Elise Mattox George – Cumberland, MD 

Anne Snedeker Green – Roswell, GA 

Diane Merrihew Gross – Brewster, MA 

Richard L. Heit – Glendale, KY 

Beatrice Boyd Talbott Henry – Staunton, VA 

Gary M. Hershman – Lakewood Ranch, FL 

Leslie Huss Hickey – Long Beach, NY 

Dixie Lee Hoke-Webb – Second Creek, WV 

W. Larry Hymes, J.D. – Ithaca, NY 

Gary K. Johnson – Washington, PA 

George A. Klebez, D.Phys Ed. – Buckhannon 

Garrett W. Lange, Ph.D. – Greensboro, NC 

Sara Pifer Lawson – Zephyrhills, FL 

Karen Jennings Lloyd – Fallston, MD 

Donna J. Martin, D. Min. – Baltimore, MD 

Shannings G. “Jerry” Moore, Jr. – Hurley, NY 

Nancy Starcher Moran – Beaver 

Diane Ward Mullis – Staffordsville, VA 

Celestine “Tina” Noon Painter – Orlando, FL 

John D. Painter – Orlando, FL 

David R. Peters – Hurricane, WV 

Harriet Gommoll Peters – Hurricane, WV 

Douglas B. Reynolds – Nazareth, PA 

Norvin W. Richards, Jr., Ph.D. – Tuscaloosa, AL 

James C. Roach – Gettysburg, PA 

Larry T. Schwendeman – Marietta, OH 

Charles W. Snyder – North Huntingdon, PA 

Thomas E. Stiles – Brooklyn, NY 

Steven W. Underwood – Ormond Beach, FL 

Phyllis A. White – Sierra Vista, AZ 

J. Roger Yockel – Little Silver, NJ 

New Member from Another Class 

Margaret V. Saeler Burkett ’56 – Frederick, MD 

Welcome Class of 1965 

Auxiliary Members from the 1965 Class 

Carol Zeigler Brzezinski 

Michael Ferneau 

George W. Henry 

Thomas Hickey 

Marilyn Couch Lange 

Paul D. Lawson, Sr. 

H. Thomas Mullis 

Janet Eckhart Reynolds 

Carol Clay Schwendeman 

Judith Ann Roberts Snyder 

Addresses needed for ’65 Class Members 

Mrs. Joyce Rapp Bleby 

Mrs. Grace France Boger 

Mrs. Donna R. Hamblin Chitambar 

Mr. James L. Cochrun III 

Ms. Carol Hess Coffey 

Ms. Mary Frances Comly 

Ms. Martha M. Dumican 

Mrs. Paulette Eisengart Elliott 

Mrs. Linda Daneker Erk 

Mr. William H. Fisher 

Mrs. Charlotte Timmons Fitzgerald 

Mr. Joseph R. Haas 

Dr. Yubong Hahn 

Mrs. Joyce Peterson Johnston 

Mrs. Tanya Thomson Kendrick 

Mrs. Nancy Barnett Macurda 

Mr. Gary W. Martin 

Mrs. Susan Castiller Rigabar 

Ms. Charlene B. Rogers 

Mrs. Grace Fuglie Salie 

Mr. Daniel L. Short 

Mrs. Nancy Ensley Smith 

Mrs. Marie Martin Thacker 

Mr. Keith A. Wallace 

Mrs. C. Sue Becker Wallace 

Mr. Raymond Ware 

Mrs. Jeanne Wilfong Weaver 

Mrs. Venita St. Clair Wright 

Thanks to Charles W. Snyder ’65 who sent a copy 

of the 1965 Commencement program. 

The induction of new Emeritus Club members 

will be at the Emeritus Club luncheon on Saturday, 

October 17 at Homecoming 2015 in the 

French A. See Dining Center.


Bill Foster Birthday Club 

Members and friends paying $1 for every 

year of age to the Bill Foster Birthday Club 

G. Herold Berthy, Jr. ’56 - Morgantown 

Thomas E. Dunlap ’60 – Albemarle, NC 

Jo Anne Harvey ’55 – Tampa, FL 

Carl V. Lyon ’49 – Gainesville, VA 

Willa Wethered Lyon ’47 – Gainesville, VA 

125th Commencement 

The 125 Commencement speaker was Thomas B. 

Courtice, the 16th President of WV Wesleyan College. 

He received an honorary degree, Doctor of Humane 

Letters during Wesleyan’s graduation exercises 

on Saturday, May 9 in Rockefeller Center. 

All gifts to the Bill Foster Birthday Club 

provide for Emeritus Club programing 

New Locations 

Thomas G. Rutherford ’56 & 

Beverly Rinehart Rutherford ’56 

Palm City, FL to Juno Beach, FL 

Earl C. Snyder ’55 & Lillian M. Snyder (Aux) 

Columbus, NJ to Freehold, NJ 

Robert L. Volle ’53 & Adva R. Volle (Aux) 

Salado, TX to Avon, CT 

2015-2016 

Emeritus Club Leadership 

Officers: 

Ronald M. McCauley ’59, President 

Margaret Dean Miller ’56, Vice President 

Brooks Jones ’62, Secretary 

Directors: 

Richard M. Hamilton ’58, 2016 

Bernice King McHenry ’56, 2017 

Nancy Titchenal Cheshire ’62, 2018 

Eleanor Linger Miller ’61, 2019 

Alan P. Machenberg ’61, 2020 

Past Presidents: 

Robert L. Lynch ’47 

Mary Coberly Marquess ’48 

Richard E. Conaway ’52 

Ellen Roush Nickell ’51 

L. Curtis Saville ’48 

Mara Linaberger Watson ’58 

Coordinator of the Emeritus Club: 

Harold T. Elmore, Hon. ’82 

Dr. Balch, Dr. William Mallory ’69, and Dr. Courtice 

At each Commencement WV Wesleyan 

honors its 50th anniversary Class. Representing 

the Class of 1965 and marching 

in the procession was Elise Mattox 

George of Cumberland, MD. 

Emeritus Club Members Attend Commencement 

William E. Watson ’58, Hon ’05, Mara Linaberger 

Watson ’58, Jack R. George ’63, Ellen Roush Nickell 

’51, Shirley Lee Rogers ’60, Robert B. Rogers 

’56 and Margaret Ireland Walls ’59. The Lowthers, 

Dewayne ’57 and Ginnie ’68, were at Commencement 

taking pictures and not present for this photo. 

The Emeritus Club Newsletter is published quarterly by the Office of Advancement and Office of Alumni 

Relations, Erickson Alumni Center, 59 College Avenue, Buckhannon, WV 26201; Robert N. Skinner ’75, Vice 

President for Advancement; William B. Armistead ’81, Associate Vice President for Alumni Relations and 

Advancement; Rochelle L. Squires Long ’00, Director of Public Relations; Erica E. Byrd, Assistant Director 

of Public Relations; and Harold T. Elmore, Hon ’82, Coordinator of the Emeritus Club: E-mail elmore_h@ 

wvwc.edu; Telephone 304-473-8491; Fax 304-473-8543.


May Summer Luncheon in French A. See Dining Center 

Ronald M. McCauley ’59, Emeritus Club 

President, and President Balch ’71 presented 

a Certificate of Appreciation to G. 

Herold Berthy ‘56 of Morgantown for his 

service as a Director of the Emeritus Club 

Speakers at the May Luncheon 

Dr. G. Albert Popson, Jr., Professor of Physics and Engineering; 

Will George ’15, Physics major of Petersburg who will attend VA Tech this 

fall; and Dr. Melody Meadows, Professor of Music and Associate Dean 

for Teaching and Learning 

Wilda Moore Godwin ’50, Bob Skinner ’75, 

Tina Cutright Horstman ’54, W. Howard Reeder ’40, 

Ellen Roush Nickell ’50, Margaret Ireland Walls ’59. 

L. Curtis Saville ’48, 

Virginia Dodrill Saville ’47 

Bart Waddell ’62 

Josette Holtzworth Jones ’63, Marvin W. 

Culpepper ’51, Elaine Karnes Culpepper ’54, 

Brooks Jones ’62 

Most photos in this issue by Rochelle Squires Long ’00. 

Flora Wood Elliott ’64, 

Patricia M. Marsh (Aux), 

and James M. Marsh ’64 

Emeritus Club 

Service to alums 

of 50 years and more 

Organized 1961 

Chartered 1962


In Memoriam - Members of the Emeritus Club 

Martha (Marty) Hall Broadhead, 84, of Reno, NV, died at home on December 11, 2014 surrounded by her 

family. She was born September 14, 1930 in Weston to Blonda and Lucy Hall. Although she lived the majority of 

her life far away from her childhood home, traveled the world and had a great appreciation of the arts and culture, 

Marty remained attached to her rural home. Graduating from WV Wesleyan College in 1952, she took a job in 

Washington DC with the FBI. There, on a blind date in September of 1953, she met Ken Broadhead, a native of 

San Francisco, CA. Despite their coastal contrasts, their courtship would lead to nearly 60 years of marriage. They 

moved to the desert of Reno where Ken began his career with the U.S. Bureau of Mines. She volunteered with the 

Girl Scouts of America, the Cancer Society and the Reno Philharmonic and was a talented pianist. She is survived 

by her husband, four children, Barry (Kelly), Bruce (Bee), Mark (Kathy), and Wendy (Doug), five grandchildren 

and one great-grandchild. A memorial was held at a family member’s home on January 17, 2015. 

Virginia Ours Kerns, 97, of Tucson, AZ died June 24, 2014. A native of Buckhannon, she attended WV Wesleyan 

College 1934 -1936, graduated from Akron, received a M.Ed. from Arizona University and a Ph.D. from Florida State. 

She retired from the Arizona school system as an educator and from the West Virginia School system as a classroom 

teacher. As a Wesleyan student, she worked in Dr. Hyma’s Chemistry office. She is survived by four adult children. 

Patricia Ann Higginbotham Lewis, 85, of Charleston, died on April 25, 2015 at Hubbard Hospice House. A 

graduate of Charleston High School, she attended WV Wesleyan College as a member of the class of 1952. She 

was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Frank P. Lewis Jr. She is survived by her sons, Frank P. Lewis 

III of South Charleston, Thomas R. Lewis (Teresa) of Hurricane and Robert Andrew Lewis of Charleston; six 

grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and many cousins from the Jones, Wertz, Bell and Dearien families who 

were very special in her life, as well as her Fort Hill friends. Retired from the medical offices of Drs. Jackson and 

Byrd, she was past secretary of the Kanawha Valley Road Runners and a longtime aid station volunteer for the 

Charleston Distance Run. A service was held April 29, 2015. Burial followed at Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston. 

Amelia Ann Young McCoy, age 89, of Buckhannon, died April 28, 2015 at her home. She was born March 21, 

1926 in Clarksburg, a daughter of Linwood and Edith McClung Young. On August 30, 1949 she married Gerald 

Davis McCoy ’44 who preceded her in death on June 3, 1986. She was preceded in death by her biological father 

and mother, Thomas R. McClung and Martha McClung; two brothers, Wayne and Thomas Earl McClung and a 

special friend, Samuel Van Horn, Sr. She is survived by one son, Patrick McCoy (Dana) of Ashland, KY; two granddaughters, 

two great-grandchildren; two step grandchildren; former daughter in law, Debra McCoy of Athens, OH; 

several nieces and nephews; care givers, Irene Smith and Nancy Humphrey both of Buckhannon and a friend, Samuel 

Van Horn, Jr. (Denise) of Annapolis, MD. A member of the First United Methodist Church, Buckhannon, she was 

the past President and member of the Buckhannon Country Club where she was a former women’s golf champion 

and a lifetime member of the St. Joseph’s Auxiliary. A graduate of WV Wesleyan College in 1946, she received her 

Master’s Degree from WVU in 1977. She was a long-time teacher and Vice Principal at BUHS, retiring in 1992. 

She also taught at Bunnell High School in Florida and in Lewis County, WV. A service was held May 2, 2015. 

Alethea Marie Miller Rucki, 96, formerly of St.Clairsville, OH, also of High Tree in Wheeling and Suntree in 

Melborne, FL died May 19, 2015 in Pittsburgh, PA. She was born March 23, 1919 in Sardis, OH a daughter of 

Howard and Katherine Thompson Miller. A graduate of Wheeling High School, she attended WV Wesleyan College 

1937-1939 as a member of the Class of 1941, West Liberty, WVU and Syracuse University. She taught tFirst 

Grade at Clay School in Wheeling from the time it was built until 1963 when she joined Ohio County Schools 

Administrative Staff, first as Reading Supervisor and then as Director of Elementary Education. From 1969 to 

1979 she served as administrator for teacher training for Brevard County Schools in Florida. After retiring from 

the public schools she taught education extension classes for Stetson University in Florida. A member of Thoburn 

United Methodist Church St. Clairsville, she was a former director of youth at the Fourth Street UMC, Wheeling, 

and was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma. She was preceded in death by her husband Richard S. Rucki, four 

sisters: Virginia Jerrome (Joseph); Mary Katherine Mintzer (H.T.); Patsy Ruth LaFleur (Donald) and Shirley Ann


Neuman (Wilbert) and two brothers H. Thomas Miller and George E. Miller. Surviving are two brothers Howard 

R. Miller, Jr., Pittsburgh, PA and Robert T. Miller, Centerville, OH. A service was held May 23, 2015. Burial followed 

in Greenwood Cemetery Wheeling. 

Dean H. Ruhlow, age 83, of Buckhannon, died May 8, 2015 at his home. He was born on June 4, 1931 in Hoskins, NE, a 

son of Venus and Elsie Ruhlow. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Orin and Travis Ruhlow and one sister, Phyllis 

Clifford. He is survived by his wife Norma J. Ruhlow ’72 of 63 years; one daughter, Anne C. Erdman (Larry) and two 

grandsons. Dean grew up in Wausa, NE and graduated from Wausa High School. He moved to Buckhannon in 1948 and 

was employed at the local A & P store. He served in the US Army and was stationed in Augsburg, Germany. He graduated 

from WV Wesleyan College in 1958 and from the University of Nebraska with an M.A. degree. He was an accounting 

professor at WVWC for 37 years and was instrumental in starting the MBA program and served as its first director. 

He was instrumental in getting it started and it continues to be a success today. Dean was a charter member of the 

Omicron Delta Kappa at Wesleyan. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the Buckhannon Lions 

Club. A service was held May 10, 2015. Burial followed in the Heavner Cemetery in Buckhannon. 

Condolences are extended to: 

Darlene Serak Ielapi ’63 of Bridgeport in the death of her husband, Michael A. Ielapi on May 10, 2015. 

2015 Summer Thursday Luncheons 

and Programs at 11:30 

JUNE 18 – Greek Alumni Room, Virginia Thomas Law Center 

for the Performing Arts 

Brett T. Miller, M.L.I.S. 

Archivist, Coordinator of Records Management, Music Librarian, 

and author of Our Home Among the Hills, the 125-year history of 

West Virginia Wesleyan College 

JULY 16 – French A. See Dining Center, Rooms ABC 

James H. Moore, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor of Music, Department Chair, and Director 

of Jazz Ensembles 

AUGUST 13 – Greek Alumni Room, Virginia Thomas Law Center 

for the Performing Arts 

R. Daniel Hughes, D.M.A 

Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choirs 

Please note the locations of these 11:30 luncheons. You are asked to make your reservation 

by Tuesday of the week of the event by calling 304.473.8509 or e-mail alumni@wvwc. 

edu. The cost is $12.


$60,000 Paid in Full for Classroom 200 Renovation this Summer 

A total of $60,176 or 101.29% of our commitment of $60,000 for the renovation of Classroom 

200 in Martin Religious Center has been given as of May 30, 2015. One hundred and forty-five 

donors have made 176 gifts. The average gift is $342. 

From October 2012 through May 2015, Emeritus Club members and friends gave monies for the 

renovation of Classroom 200 in Martin Religious Center. This is one of the most used classrooms 

on the Wesleyan campus. 

Construction is to begin this summer 2015 with: iPad Charging Station; Chairs; Smartboard; Desk/ 

Table Modular Units; Projector; Whiteboards (4X6); Carpeting, Lighting & Blinds. 

Classroom 200 in the Martin Religious Center was dedicated in 1970 in 

honor of Dr. Ralph C. Brown, Jr. ’15, Hon ’40 who taught Biblical Literature 

and Philosophy from 1922 to 1961. He was the seventh President of 

the Emeritus Club from 1968-1969. 

The Leadership (Officers, Directors and former Presidents) of the Emeritus 

Club thank you for a most successful completion of this project. 

Listed are the names of the persons and organizations who have given: 

Kenneth P. Ambrose ’62, Ph.D. & 

Sharon N. Ambrose 

Newton Richard Anderson ’55 & 

Awayn Deskins Anderson ’56 

Dolores Keyser Ardito ’58 

in memory of 

Alan E. Hubbard ’59 

Sally Bigelow Atsumi ’62 

W. Albert Auvil ’53 

Arthur G. Backus ’52, Hon ’80 & 

Marilee V. Backus (Aux) 

John William Bates III ’61 

in memory of 

Ronald W. Pennington ’61 

Margaret Brooke Berg ’55 and 

William A. Berg ’55 

in memory of 

Ruth and Lawrence Brooke ’29 

Richard C. Brooke ’59 

Ralph N. Bergdoll ’57 & 

Z. Gail Nelson Bergdoll ’59 

G. Herold Berthy ’56 

Gerard P. Boe ’58, Ph.D. 

David M. Brooks ’62 

Lorraine Bodkin Brown ’48 & 

William M. Brown ’50 

Kathryn Wiernasz Burgess ’63 

John R. Campbell ’59 & 

Anita B. Campbell (Aux) 

Sidney H. Challenger ’51 

in memory of 

Mary Ellen Lawson Challenger ’51 

Robert L. Chamberlain ’42, M.D. 

in memory of 

Sarah Rudasill Chamberlain ’42 

Nancy Titchenal Cheshire ’62 

Joyce E. Becker Cicconi ’60 

in memory of 

Nellie G. Wilson, Hon ’83 

David K. Chigos ’54, Hon ’80 & 

Ruth Chamberlain Chigos ’56 

in memory of 

Andrew D. Chigos ’52, M.D. 

Beatrice A. Chigos ’61, Ph.D. 


in memory of 

Ralph E. Palmer, Jr., ’40, D.D.S. 

Phyllis Kohl Coston ’53, Hon ’98 & 

Herbert R. Coston, Ph.D. (Aux) 

Annabelle Marteney Cruise ’58 & 

Denny J. Cruise 

Marvin W. Culpepper ’51, Hon ’06 & 

C. Elaine Karnes Culpepper ’54, Hon ’06 

in memory of 

E. David DuBois ’49, Hon ’67 

Edith M. Logsdon ’51 

Carol Hoylman Cunningham ’64 & 

William K. Cunningham ’64 

Rymer D. Davis ’55 & 

Beulah V. Davis (Aux) 

Gifts Amounts Total 

1 $3,000 $3,000 

2 

1 

26 

2 

1 

1 

19 

6 

6 

16 

1 

1 

2 

25 

1 

1 

1 

1 

39 

6 

2 

9 

3 

1 

1 

1 

176 

2,500 

1,500 

1,000 

750 

700 

600 

500 

300 

250 

200 

150 

143 

120 

100 

90 

75 

60 

53 

50 

40 

30 

25 

20 

15 

10 

5 

5,000 

1,500 

26,000 

1,500 

700 

600 

9,500 

1,800 

1,500 

3,200 

150 

143 

240 

2,500 

90 

75 

60 

1,950 

53 

240 

60 

225 

60 

15 

10 

5 

$60,176


Peggy Martin Dorsey ’48 

in memory of 

Ralph Dorsey 

John J. Krupowicz, Jr., Ph.D. 

R. James Stansbury ’48 

Thomas E. Dunlap, Sr., ’60 & 

Betty W. Dunlap (Aux) 

Carol J. Campbell Dunn ’63 

in memory of 

Thomas B. Dunn ’64 

Esther Wilmoth Dyer ’61 

Charles E. Elkins ’52 & 

Rose B. Elkins (Aux) 

Harold T. Elmore, Hon ’82 & 

Sylvia C. Elmore 

former Deans of the Chapel: 

in memory of 

Sidney T. Davis ’36, Ed.D 

in honor of 

Arthur B. Holmes, Ph.D 

Harry A. Coleman 

L. Craig Michel 

Gerald E. Wood ’73, Ed.D 

Mary Jo Sims 

Angela Gay Kinkead ’79 

in honor of 

Amy Mock Shanholtzer ’87 

Kenneth B. Welliver, Hon ’14 

Nancy Henderson White ’87 

in memory of 

Charles E. Elkins ’52 


Ralph E. Palmer, Jr., D.D.S. 

Juanita Corrigal Storm ’54 

Jane Agnew Eye ’63 

Rebecca Ann Sherwood Fallon ’72, D.M.H. 

in honor of her parents 

Hazel Steiding Sherwood ’49 & 

Lawrence F. Sherwood, Jr., ’47, Hon ’64 

Lois F. Filosa ’57 & 

Shirley Hymes Filosa ’53 

Donald E. Flansburg ’61 & 

Anne G. Flansburg 

Mary Alice Judson Forbes ’47 

James J. Fraser ’59 & 

Mary Sue Van Camp Fraser ’60 

in memory of 

Dr. and Mrs. Stanley H. Martin 

Dorothy Walls Gaston ’56 & 

James E. Gaston ’56 

in memory of 

Nicholas Hyma, Hon ’36 

GE Foundation through 

Charles L. Watts ’54 

Shirley Post Gay ’57 

Jack R. George ’63 & 

Elise Mattox George ’65 

Virginia Lee Casey Gleason ’45 

in memory of 

Sarajane Sparks Wood ’45 

Gregory A. Godwin ’82 & 

Lisa A. Godwin 

in memory of 

Charles Godwin, Jr., ’49, Hon ’65 

Patricis Malone Gregory ’58 

Richard M. Hamilton ’58 

Ann Welker Harrison ’61 

Donald F. Hart ’63 

Jo Anne Harvey ’55 

John J. Hassler ’43 

in memory of 

Eleanor M. Hassler (Aux) 

Ernestine Cutright Horstman ’54 

in memory of 

Robert T. Horstman ’51 

Myron B. Hymes, Jr. ’49, D.D.S. 

Darlene Serak Ielapi ’63 

J. Brooks Jones ’62 & 

Josette Holtzworth Jones ’63 

in memory of 


W. LeRoy Jones ’55 

Margaret Gregory Juckett ’43 

in memory of 

Mildred Rosenmerkel Bailey ’42 

Clifford P. Judy ’58 

Patricia M. Karlen (Aux) 

in memory of 

Berlin S. Karlen ’53 

Donald L. Keister ’54, Ph.D. & 

Joyce D. Keister (Aux) 

Linda Sowers Kissell ’58 

James W. Knorr ’63 & 

Judith Munchmeyer Knorr ’66 

Judith Feltham Krieg ’62 & 

Richard H. Krieg (Aux) 

Phyllis Hampton Law ’62 

Gregory D. Lessig ’56 

E. Leon Linger ’50, M.D. & 

Melba J. Linger ’50 


in memory of 

Katherine Curran Reemsnyder ’30 

Patricia A. Long ’76 

Dewayne R. Lowther ’57 & 

Mary Virginia Settle Lowther ’68 

in memory of 

Russell D. Lowther ’41 

Lucille Debar Lykins ’44 


Carl V. Lyon ’49 & 

Willa ‘Billy’ Weathered Lyon ’47 

in memory of 

May H. Weathered 

John W. Lyon ’49 

Alan P. Machenberg ’61 

E. Lawrence Marquess ’48 & 

Mary Coberly Marquess ’48 

in memory of 

Peggy Martin Dorsey ’48 

James C. Marsh ’64 & 

Patricia M. Marsh (Aux) 

in memory of 


Harold L. Martin ’52 

Ronald M. McCauley ’59 & 

Margaret J. McCauley (Aux) 

Carleton P. McKita ’50 

Thomas R. Merrill ’56 

Billee Scott Mick ’50 

in memory of 

Oleta Teets Mick 

Arthur F. Miklosey ’59 

Eleanor Linger Miller ’61 & 

William D. Miller ’62 

Robert K. Modlin, M.D. & 

Jill G. Modlin 

in memory of his parents 

H. Eugene Modlin ’27, Hon ’44 

Mary Sumner Modlin ’25 

and his brother 

Charles E. Modlin ’58 

J. Samuel Moore ’60 

David R. Murphy ’63 

C. Sanford Murray & 

Donna S. Murray (Aux) 

Arnold E. Nelson ’61, Ph.D. 

Ellen Roush Nickell ’51 

in memory of 

Patton L. Nickell ’56 

Cinda Frenzel O’Neill ’70 

in memory of her father 

August Richmond Frenzel ’39 

Ralph E. Palmer, Jr., ’40, D.D.S. 

Living Trust 

Joseph W. Parry-Hill ’63, Ph.D.


William H. Payne, Jr. ’49 

Nancy Jo Funk Pepper ’59 & 

William C. Pepper ’61 

Joanne Robinson Perez ’53 & 

Joseph A. Perez ’52, Ph.D. 

David R. Perkins ’63, Ed.D 

Aaron R. Pulhamus ’60, Ed.D. 

W. Howard Reeder ’40 

in memory of 

Hazel Lowther Reeder ’40 

Helen Goss Reger ’43 

Levora Seabolt Reinhold ’60 & 

Paul J. Reinhold ’61 

Carol Beers Remley ’59 & 

Kenneth H. Remley ’60 

John K. Ross ’61 

L. Curtis Saville ’48 & 

Virginia Dodrill Saville ’47 

in honor of 

Cynthia Saville Vance 

Winifred Heavner Schanck ’56 

in memory of 

Norman W. Schanck ’57 

June Does Selders ’63 

in memory of 

Karen Kramer Bobo ’63 

Lawrence F. Sherwood, Jr. ’47, Hon ’64 & 

Hazel Steiding Sherwood ’49 

W. Curtis Shrewsberry ’51 

Carol S. Bonar Shumate ’60 & 

James W. Shumate (Aux) 

in memory of her parents 

Ross Bonar ’22 

Lola Baxa Bonar ’34 

Jay S. Silver ’60 & 

Marisel P. Silver (Aux) 

Robert N. Skinner II ’75 & 

S. Jane Squires Skinner ’79 

in memory of 

Harriett Whetsell Welshonce ’43 

James R. Welshonce (Aux) 

Arthur N. Smith ’60 

Mildred Reed Smith ’36 

Clinton D. Spiegel ’54 

Artis Baxa Sprout ’60 & 

Warren C. Sprout ’60 

in memory of her Grandfather 

Charles A. Snider, S. 1900 

her Mother 

Olive Artis Snider Baxa Reese ’53 

Florence C. Stalder (Aux) 

in memory of 

Bernard N. Stalder ’40 

Fred L. Standley ’54, Ph.D. 

William B. Stemple ’48 

in memory of 

Virginia Reardon Stemple ’50 

D. Homer Stewart ’60 

Arthur W. Swarthout ’54 & 

Elizabeth Lindsay Swarthout ’56 

Donald L. Taylor ’53 

in memory of 

Richard Johnson ’52 

Mary Jean Dorsey Taylor ’71 & 

Everett Taylor 

in memory of 

Ralph Dorsey 

John J. Krupowicz, Jr., Ph.D. 

Nancy Staley Taylor (Aux) 

in memory of 

Charles C. Taylor ’40, Ed.D. 

Sarah Jane Sauter Taylor ’61 

C. David Trader ’57, Ph.D. & 

Jean M. Trader (Aux) 

Carol Mosher Treible ’64 

Kirk Treible ’63 

in memory of 


James C. Trenton, Sr., ’50 

Harriet Wells Tucker ’43 

Elizabeth A. Van Billiard ’60 

Shirley Kincaid Walker ’57 

in memory of 


Margaret Ireland Walls ’59 

Dorothy J. Phillips Warner ’55 

in memory of 

Ruth Phillips Johnson ’45 

Mara Linaberger Watson ’58 & 

William E. Watson ’58, Hon ’05 

Barbara Williams Watts ’56 & 

Charles L. Watts ’54 

in memory of her father 

Heyward A. Williams ’30 

J. Warren Westfall ’62 

Betty Erickson White ’44 

Gerald L. Wilson ’49 

Linda Westfall Winspear ’62 

Thomas M. Wriston ’63 & 

Paula O’Neill Wriston (Aux) 

Wayne A. Wriston ’50 & 

Patricia A. Wriston ’51 

in memory of 

M. Patricia “Patty” Bassel Smith ’49 

WV Wesleyan College Emeritus Club 

in memory of 

Ralph C. Brown ’15, Hon ’40 

Bethel UMC, Ovapa, WV 

Dean A. Burge & Kathy S. Burge 

Christ Church UM, Charleston 

Catherine Blair Circle 

Tanya L. Law & Julia R. Lee 

In Memory of Rymer D. Davis ’55 

Marvin W. Culpepper ’51, Hon ’06 & 

C. Elaine Karnes Culpepper ’54, Hon ’06 



Ivydale UMC, Ivydale, WV 

David R. Peters ’65 & 

Harriet Gommoll Peters ’65 

A wall plaque will be placed in Classroom 200 in MRC with the names of the donors. 

Thank you for supporting 

the Renovation of Classroom 200 in Martin Religious Center. 

*Please let us know of any errors and omissions. Thank you.


Gifts for Emeritus Club Endowed Scholarship for International Travel 

Emeritus Club members and friends, as of May 28, 2015, have given 

$37,854 or 95% of our commitment of $40,000 for the Emeritus 

Club Endowed Scholarship for International Travel. 55 donors 

have made 67 gifts. The average gift is $565. 

Lillian F. Alfred ’56 

in memory of parents 

Robert E. Alfred ’31 & 

Nina Barnes Alfred 

Newton Richard Anderson ’55 & 

Awayn Deskins Anderson ’56 

W. Albert Auvil ’53 

Jimmy T. Beasley & 

Carolyn M. Beasley 

in honor of 



Jeannette Hedrick Bodurtha ’58 & 

Paul R. Bodurtha ’58 


Howard P. Cupples ’61, M.D. 

in memory of 

Ralph E. Palmer ’40, D.D.S. 

Betty Jane Thonen Cupples ’61 

Charles E. Elkins ’52 & 

Rose B. Elkins (Aux) 



in memory of 

Elizabeth “Betsy” Flanagan 


Louis F. Filosa ’57 & 

Shirley Hymes Filosa ’53 

Donald E. Flansburg ’61 & 

Anne G. Flansburg 

Dorothy Walls Gaston ’56 & 

James E. Gaston ’56 

in memory of 

Nicholas Hyma, Hon ’36 

Arthur J. Gotjen ’63, D.Min. 

Patricia Malone Gregory ’58 

Richard M. Hamilton ’58 

Ernestine Cutright Horstman ’54 

in memory of 

Robert T. Horstman ’51 

Myron B. Hymes, Jr., ’49, D.D.S. 

Jennifer L. Apetz 



J. Brooks Jones ’62 & 

Josette Holtzworth Jones ’63 

Patricia M. Karlen (Aux) 

in memory of 

Berlin S. Karlen ’53 

Richard M. Leonard & 

Mary E. Leonard 

in memory of 

Alan Everett Hubbard ’59 

E. Leon Linger ’50, M.D. & 

Melba J. Linger ’50 

Patricia A. Long ’76 

in memory of 

Reginald W. Long ’46 

Lucile Debar Lykens ’44 


Carl V. Lyon ’49 & 

Willa ‘Billy’ Weathered Lyon ’47 

in memory of 

May H. Weathered 

Alan P. Machenberg ’61 

Billie Scott Mick ‘50 

in memory of 

Oleta Teets Mick (Aux) 

Arthur F. Miklosey ’59 

Margaret Dean Miller ’56 

Arnold E. Nelson ’61, Ph.D. 

Cinda Frenzel O’Neill ’70 

in memory of her Father 

August Richmond Frenzel ’39 

Joanne Robinson Perez ’53 & 

Joseph A. Perez ’52, Ph.D. 

W. Howard Reeder ’40 

in memory of his wife 

Hazel Lowther Reeder ’40 

in honor of his pastor 

Roger G. McKee 

June Does Selders ’63 

W. Curtis Shrewsberry ’51 

Mildred Reed Smith ’36 

Clinton D. Spiegel ’54 

Gifts Amounts Total 

1 $12,065 $12,065 

1 

1 

12 

10 

1 

2 

1 

4 

12 

3 

2 

7 

2 

5 

67 

2,500 

2,000 

1,000 

500 

400 

300 

250 

200 

100 

80 

60 

50 

40 

25 

2,500 

2,000 

12,000 

5,000 

400 

600 

250 

800 

1,200 

240 

120 

350 

80 

125 

$37,854 


William B. Stemple ’48 

Arthur W. Swarthout ’54 & 

Elizabeth Lindsay Swarthout ’56 

Donald L. Taylor ’53 

in memory of 

Richard Johnson ’52 

Carol Mosher Treible ’64 

Harriet Wells Tucker ’43 

Elizabeth A. Van Billiard ’60 

William E. Watson ’58, Hon ’05 & 

Mara Linaberger Watson ’58 

Suzann Wilson Matthews, 

Curtis Stanley Wilson, Jr., & 

David Michael Wilson 

in memory of their parents 

Marilyn Price Wilson ’42 

Curtis Stanley Wilson ’42 

David F. Wolfe ’60, Ph.D. & 

Sue B. Wolfe (Aux) 

Wayne A. Wriston ’50 & 

Patricia A. Wriston ’51 

WV Wesleyan College Emeritus Club 

In Memory of E. David Dubois ’49, Hon. ’67 

Nancy Jepson 

Tae Whang ’57, M.D. & 

Frank R. Parsons 

Josephine Whang 

Ellen M. Thomas 

The H. Darrell Lance Management Trust

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