Sweet Briar College Magazine - Fall 2020

Dear Sweet Briar alumnae and friends,
I’ve been thinking a great deal lately about women’s leadership. As the president of a
women’s college with a leadership core at the center of its curriculum, my reflections
naturally gravitate to this theme. More specifically, I’ve been contemplating women’s
leadership from a historical perspective, considering how far women have come in the
last one hundred years, where we need to go, and how Sweet Briar women have been,
and will continue to be, in the forefront of this advance.
This fall, we’ve held a number of events to celebrate a tremendous milestone in the history
of women: the one-hundredth anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment.
By its passage, American women won the constitutional right to vote, even though
discriminatory laws and practices of voter intimidation kept many poor women and
women of color from exercising this right for decades. The path toward progress is never
smooth or easy, but we continue to ascend it while keeping our eyes fixed on the prize.
In 1920, Sweet Briar’s president was Emilie Watts McVea, a staunch advocate of a
woman’s right to vote. President McVea was nationally known in education circles. She
elevated the rigor of Sweet Briar’s academic program and presided over the College
during a tumultuous period of history. During her presidency, the United States entered
World War I and the College, along with the entire world, faced a deadly influenza pandemic.
Thanks to President McVea’s leadership, the College and its community weathered
these storms.
Today, one hundred years later, the world faces the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Here at Sweet Briar, our students, faculty and staff are responding to the challenge with
creativity and ingenuity—from figuring out how to teach and learn while wearing masks
and separated by plexiglass, to adapting beloved traditions, such as Step Singing and
Founders’ Day. Beyond campus, many of our alumnae serve on the front lines of the
fight against COVID-19. As health care professionals, policy makers, community organizers,
and more, these leaders make decisions every day to safeguard their communities.
As leaders, women are also increasingly making their voices heard in the efforts to
protect our world against climate change and make our way of life more ethical and sustainable.
Sweet Briar is increasingly recognized as an innovative and ideal place to learn
about sustainability because of the ways in which our curriculum takes full advantage
of our campus assets. Whether you’re in the midst of our forests and fields, our lakes
and streams, our historic structures, or our vineyards, apiary, or greenhouse, you’ll have
plenty of opportunities to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty learning about
sustainability at Sweet Briar.
You can learn more about all these aspects of the College inside. And you can also read,
in the 2019-2020 Honor Roll of Donors, the names of everyone who contributed to
Sweet Briar this past year. I am so grateful for your support. Thanks to you, in the words
of President McVea, “The possibilities of Sweet Briar are unlimited.”
Sincerely,
Meredith Woo
President

Fall 2020, Vol. 90, No. 2
This magazine aims to present interesting and
thought-provoking news about the College
and its alumnae. Publication of the material
does not indicate endorsement of the author’s
viewpoint by the College. We reserve the right
to edit and revise all material that we accept
for publication. If you have a story idea or
content to submit for publication, contact the
editor, Amy Ostroth, at aostroth@sbc.edu.
Magazine Staff
Amy Ostroth, Editor
Clélie Steckel, Director of the Sweet Briar Fund
SilverLining Design, Lead Design
Cassie Foster Evans, Photographer
Contributors: Katie Keogh ’88, Abby May,
Dana Poleski ’98, Kathleen Placidi, Sybil Slate
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The Future Is Green (and Pink)
The Sweet Briar greenhouse is open, supplying food, facilitating
community involvement and providing food security in the local area.
Soon, it will begin producing revenue in addition to vegetables.
Fight, Grit and Love: 100 years of field hockey at Sweet Briar
Field hockey has a long and distinguished history at Sweet Briar and this
year the program celebrates 100 years of excellence.
Making it Work
When COVID-19 arrived in March, we couldn’t have known the impact it
would have on life around the world and at Sweet Briar, but throughout
the pandemic, our community of faculty, staff and students has shown
remarkable resiliency.
Emilie McVea: A zeal for service
Sweet Briar’s second president was an impressive woman who oversaw
a number of crises during her nine-year tenure. She arguably set the
standard for a “Sweet Briar Woman.”
Sweet Briar Alumnae Leading in the Fight Against
COVID-19
Sweet Briar alumnae are known all over the world for being leaders, but
that leadership has never been more important than now, during the
COVID-19 pandemic, particularly for alumnae in health care and safety.
Alumnae Ensure Continuation of a Bum Chum Tradition
A group of alumnae recently helped the Bum Chums continue an
important tradition: their red and white scarves.
Gift from Richard C. Colton, Jr., Kicks Off the Riding
Program’s Second Century
The second century of riding at Sweet Briar is off to a great start due
to the amazing generosity of Richard C. Colton, Jr., whose gift made it
possible to renovate the College’s stables, which will now be named in
honor of his mother, Howell Lykes Colton ’38.
DEPARTMENTS
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On the
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Quad
Memoriam
40 Giving 46 Class Notes
Donor
Honor Roll

Agricultural Enterprise
Fundraising Initiative
Raised $2,100,000
Left to raise $936,000
If you’re interested in supporting
agricultural initiatives at Sweet Briar,
call 434-381-6131 or visit sbc.edu/give.
Bijou Barry ‘23 gathers produce in the greenhouse
THE FUTURE
IS GREEN
(and Pink)
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The rolling hills between Prothro Dining Hall and the Fitness
and Athletic Center are no longer empty. Situated between
the two, an embodiment of the College’s commitment
to community health and academic innovation, is Sweet
Briar’s new greenhouse. The 26,000-square-foot structure is
where students, faculty and the community can experience
food sustainability first-hand and learn the ins-and-outs of
the food economy.
In this first year of greenhouse operations, the College is
learning what the structure is capable of and the nuances of
its environment as the seasons change. The first plants went
in before Memorial Day, while some construction was still
in progress, with each bay steadily filling up throughout the
summer. In our efforts to work with, rather than against,
Virginia’s summer heat, plantings focused on more heat-tolerant
plants like cucumbers, tomatoes, okra and basil. By
August, as students returned to campus, the greenhouse
was quickly filling up with multiple varieties of tomatoes—
beefsteak, cherry, mountain merit, pink wonder, sakura and
clementine—basil, cilantro, beets, cucumbers, carrots, okra,
lettuce, swiss chard and squash. Through fall, winter and
early spring, we will see the greenhouse’s real potential in
action: extending the growing season.
Lisa Powell, associate professor of environmental studies
and director of the Center for Human and Environmental
Sustainability, has big plans for the greenhouse. “There are
four goals for the year,” she says. “One is to supply food to
Prothro for campus dining; two is to facilitate student and
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Lisa Powell shows off the fruits of everyone’s labor
Camryn Fitts ’24 works in the greenhouse
faculty involvement; three is to support food security in
our community by supplying local food banks with fresh
produce; and four is to begin generating revenue through
produce sales, including potential initiatives like a community
supported agriculture veggie box subscription or campus
farm market.”
Multiple academic courses will take advantage of the
greenhouse for educational and experiential activities beginning
this semester. Lisa’s new class, Agricultural Operations,
is affectionately known as the greenhouse class. It utilizes
the vast indoor growing space throughout the fall and spring
semesters. Students will not only focus on how to grow vegetables
and herbs but also learn how to develop marketing
plans to sell the produce.
“We are excited for students to be involved in all aspects of
operating a greenhouse. In addition to providing them with
an experiential learning opportunity, their creativity and enthusiasm
will only increase what we are able to accomplish,”
says Lisa.
Bijou Barry ’23 is involved in many of the College’s sustainability
initiatives and works closely with Lisa on various
projects. “Agriculture Operations has redefined my perspective
on the pedagogy of space,” says Bijou. “The ability to be
in an environment with so much diversity, various climates
and opportunity for growth is so endearing and exciting.
The class itself, and being in the greenhouse, has shaped my
understanding of a living, learning and loving environment.”
In addition to being used by environmental science and
sustainability classes, opportunities abound for involvement
across numerous fields of study. Academic classes such as
entomology, financial accounting and introductory biology
will use the greenhouse for labs and projects. After all, the
cross-disciplinary nature of the College’s curriculum is at
the heart of the Sweet Briar experience.
Of course, Meriwether Godsey, the College’s dining
services partner, has also been enthusiastically incorporating
greenhouse produce into their menu, including every
cucumber from what has come to be known as the “enchanted
cucumber forest.” With such abundance, the students
and campus community might never tire of fresh pesto and
endless vegetables.
Student Voices
“I love being in the
greenhouse, in general, it’s
such a place of pure serenity.
Plus, Professor Powell is
amazing.”
“I wanted to take an agriculture class and
work in the greenhouse because I am
really invested in sustainable systems.
I want to learn more about plants and
agriculture because I’m going to major in
environmental science. I would also like to
grow some of my own food one day.”
Camryn Fitts ’24
Alexi Hunt ’24
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Fight, Grit and Love:
100 YEARS
of field hockey
at Sweet Briar
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Constance Applebee (second from left)
with the 1950 field hockey team.

The 1981 team at the American Intercollegiate Association for Women
National Division III Field Hockey Championship
Sweet Briar really should have been able to celebrate
100 years of competitive field hockey in 2019. Alas, the
first game—scheduled to take place on Dec. 6, 1919,
against Westhampton College (now the University of
Richmond)—had to be cancelled due to what the Briar
Patch called the “extreme perversity of the weather” at
Sweet Briar. Nearly a year later, the field hockey team
took the field against Lynchburg College on Nov. 20,
1920, and dominated, winning the game 10-0. Just a few
days later on Nov. 22, Sweet Briar was finally able to play
the long-delayed game against Westhampton College,
winning a thrilling match 3-2. Sweet Briar was a leader
even then; those two games were the first women’s field
hockey intercollegiate games to ever be played south of
the Mason-Dixon Line. Field hockey had truly taken the
College by storm and has continued to be played every
year since then.
Field hockey was likely introduced to Sweet Briar by
Constance Applebee, an English player and coach who
traveled to women’s colleges around the U.S. to introduce
the sport and give lessons. It is possible, however, that the
sport might have been played before her visit. We know
from our archives that Sweet Briar had plans to bring
field hockey to campus almost a full decade before the
first intercollegiate game was played. In 1910, the Briar
Patch noted: “At last, the long-looked-for hockey field is
in view.” By the end of the 1912-1913 school year, the
hockey field ground, given as a gift to the College, was
ready for play.
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Coach Crispen congratulates Tracy Stuart ’93 after a last-minute score
for a win.
In those early years, there was no intercollegiate competition
at Sweet Briar, but there were a number of inter-class
field hockey teams, including varsity, senior-sophomore, junior-freshman
and more. The first intercollegiate games ever
played by Sweet Briar—in field hockey and basketball—were
scheduled in 1919. The students felt that a few competitions
against outside colleges would be exciting and benefit the
athletes, the sport and the College.
And that it has. In 1921, representatives from the Sweet
Briar team traveled to Philadelphia to watch the all-English
field hockey team play. Then, just a year later, the College
sent some of its players there for a tournament. It was a noteworthy
moment; the young Sweet Briar team was playing
against experienced teams and well-respected schools like
Harvard. That same year, a winter game between Sweet Briar
and Bryn Mawr was likely the first contest between a northern
and southern college.
Throughout the next decade, Sweet Briar played against
teams including Hollins, William & Mary, Harrisonburg and
Westhampton and the team and its players were beginning
to be recognized for their excellence. In 1936, seven varsity
players were invited to play for Virginia in the Southeast
Tournament in Baltimore. Two of those players advanced
from the Virginia team to the Southeast team.
In the 1940s, Constance again visited Sweet Briar. Her
presence always brought a hardworking and committed attitude
to the game and its athletes. Caroline Brandt ’49 played
field hockey for Sweet Briar and experienced Constance Applebee
first-hand. “Applebee scared me to death. I played at a
camp up north in Maine and met her then, and when I went
to Sweet Briar I thought I was going to get away from her,”
says Caroline jokingly. She recalls one time when Constance
saw a girl chewing gum on the field. “She asked ‘What’s in
your mouth?’ and the girl replied, ‘Chewing gum.’ Constance
told the girl to take the gum out, put it on her stick and
follow it down the field,” says Caroline. Although Constance
may have been a tough coach, it’s leadership and strength
like hers that set up the sport to achieve such success over a
century of play at Sweet Briar.
Of course, the College had another important leader and
field hockey coach: Jennifer Crispen, who began her Sweet
Briar career in 1977 and coached field hockey until her passing
in 2008. Indeed, Coach Crispen is one of the most wellknown
contributors to athletics in the College’s history. For
Crispen—as almost everyone called her—field hockey was a
true passion, but she also spent many years coaching lacrosse
for the Vixens and you can’t talk to alumnae who played
either sport (or any other!) without hearing about Crispen.
Crispen knew well the importance of Sweet Briar’s history.
Tracy Stuart ’93 spent her four years at Sweet Briar learning
from the legendary coach and remembers Crispen showing
her the 1919 team picture and reminding the team that they
had a legacy to uphold. “It's important to note that Sweet
Briar College attracted not just academic students, but also
female athletes,” Tracy says. “Field hockey is a strong, athletic
game—and it isn't an easy game to master. One-hundred
consecutive years of field hockey competition at the College
is an important milestone. It represents 100 years of determined
female athletes coming to Sweet Briar with a desire
and heart to compete.”
For many, playing for Coach Crispen remains an important
part of their Sweet Briar experience. Alice Dixon ’82, also
a four-year field hockey player for Crispen, remembers an
especially difficult game against Old Dominion University
in 1978. “It was, and still remains, the only time our schools
competed against each other in hockey,” Alice says. “ODU
was a formidable team, and I suspect that they agreed to play
us only because they thought it would be an easy win. Well,
Sweet Briar prevailed! The final score was 2-1 with goals
by True Dow ’80 and Marian Galleher ’81. This was a huge
upset; the biggest of my four years as a player. They were a
national powerhouse hockey dynasty. I love to say that they
never played us again because they were afraid they’d lose
again!” In 1981, Crispen coached the team all the way to the
American Intercollegiate Association for Women National
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Field Hockey Motto:
Brick by Brick
Coach Lott: “It was during 2015-2017
that we established our motto ‘Brick by
Brick.’ We knew we were building the
foundation for years to come. We quickly
came to realize that we first needed to dig
the foundation before laying our first brick
that anyone could see. Laying our first brick
above ground came in 2018 with a home
opener win against Lancaster Bible College.
We rang those bells! And rang and rang and
rang those bells! We took back what was
ours, and we shared with the world the hard
work we had been doing for years while
Sweet Briar landed on her feet again.”
Missy Ackerman ’87 takes a shot
Division III Field Hockey Championship. To get there,
the team had to qualify through a tough regional tournament
alongside 13 other teams. “I remember that while we
lost our two games, we played very well and held our own
against some very strong and talented teams,” Alice recalls.
Field hockey is the only sport at Sweet Briar that has
played continuously. “That says a lot about the program,”
says Tracy. “Women wanted to play this sport during the
1920s, 1940s, 1960s, 1990s and on. It drew tough individuals
to Sweet Briar to play this sport—individuals who
weren't scared of getting hit by a hard, plastic ball flying 75
miles an hour.”
The attempted closure in 2015 affected Sweet Briar athletics
greatly, including field hockey. When classes stated in
the fall of that year, many athletes played multiple sports,
personally recruiting friends and other athletes so that the
College’s teams could continue to play.
The relentless fight of the field hockey players to continue
their legacy speaks to the character of the Sweet Briar
woman. “One hundred years is especially sweet,” says Alice.
“Following the failed attempt to close the College, our
number of students fell dramatically, but President [Phillip]
Stone knew how important it was for the future of athletics
to retain its NCAA and ODAC memberships. This meant
that it was critical to field teams without any interruption.”
Current field hockey coach Hannah Lott knows how
special those players are. “The players from 2015 to 2017—
Rosemary Austin ’21: “When I came in as
a first-year, the team consisted of first-time
players, softball players and experienced
field hockey players. The amount of
resilience and perseverance was immense.
With arms taped to sticks and legs
wrapped-up tight, we would go into games
and put our whole heart into playing, even
when we knew that by the end there would
be no goal to show all our effort. Over the
last three years, that hard work has paid off.
We now know the pride of keeping winning
streaks against the very teams that we used
to lose to. The team has built itself up brick
by brick and is finally ready for the next layer
of joining a league.”
known for their drive to rebuild their sport—are a special
kind,” she says. “They had the fight in their spirit, the grit
in their gut and the love for their school that allowed them
to sacrifice for Sweet Briar. These were the students who
fought for their College, their classmates and their teams.
Students from all teams tried new sports just to give their
teammates the chance to play.”
Of course, this year’s team has been faced with a global
pandemic, but they remain determined to succeed. In
the spring, they did virtual workouts. These days, they’re
training on campus, even if they don’t know what the future
holds. “Right now we aren’t sure what game we are training
for next,” says Coach Lott. “But we know we are training to
leave our mark.”
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Cannie Crysler Shafer ’78 (second from right) with her classmates at
reunion in 2013. In addition to being a member of the hall of fame,
Cannie was the first recipient of the Crylser Award. Named after
Cannie, it is one of Sweet Briar’s most prestigious awards. It honors an
outstanding four-year varsity athlete or rider who has demonstrated
continuous commitment, sportsmanship and achievement in sport.
Clearly, today’s field hockey players are no less committed
than those of 100 years ago. “Being on the field hockey
team means that I am the example that everyone on campus
looks to,” says Rosemary Austin ’21. “It also means that we
are a family, and just like a family, we don't always get along.
However, a family also has your back when it really matters
and will teach you the skills that allow you to grow. They will
hold you accountable, show concern when you're troubled
and give you support when you need it most. That's why the
field hockey team has been the backbone of Sweet Briar's
culture for a long time now and the example that everyone
looks up to.”
Alexis “AJ” Jones ’21 moves down the field
Like her teammate, Alexis “AJ” Jones ’21 feels the importance
of her team’s history at Sweet Briar. “Women worked
hard to constantly keep this sport going even when there
were little or few players to keep the foundation alive,” she
says. “I admire these women who came into the program
open minded and determined to keep this sport going for
future generations to come.”
Coach Lott knows the determination of her players well.
“When the game knocked them down, they taped themselves
up and got back on the field,” she says. “With tape flying,
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Thayer Field
In the fall of 2009, Sweet Briar
College dedicated Thayer Field as
home to the Vixen field hockey
team. The field is named for Hall
of Fame member Mildred “Bee”
Newman Thayer ’61 and her
husband Brad, because of their
generous support of Sweet Briar,
particularly its athletic program.
Bee was a biology major and
athlete and has been described as
Bee Thayer at her home
having a practical, forthright approach.
She was class treasurer in her first and second years
at Sweet Briar. She was also a member of the Judicial Board,
the YWCA, the Athletic Association and the QVs.
Bee has been a tireless volunteer for the College. She has
served as a Reunion Gifts Chair for her class, national
reunion giving chair and alumnae fund chair. She was the
alumnae fund chair for the alumnae association and in
1994, Sweet Briar named her its recipient of The National
Network on Women Philanthropists’ Award of Excellence.
She and Brad served on the college’s Campaign Advisory
Council.
In 1994, Bee was named the Outstanding Alumnae Award
recipient—along with her sister, Ginger. She was inducted
into the Sweet Briar Hall of Fame in 2006. Indeed the
whole family is woven into the fabric of Sweet Briar. A niece,
Trista, graduated in 1995. Another niece, Meredith Newman
‘09, is currently coach of the Sweet Briar lacrosse team.
Bee and Ginger’s father, J. Wilson Newman, was a member
of the Sweet Briar Board of Directors. When presenting the
Outstanding Alumnae Award, President Barbara Hill noted
that the sisters were “prime examples of the caring and dedication
that make Sweet Briar the very special place it is.”
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sweat dripping, down numbers on the field and on the
scoreboard, they said, ‘We are going to get back out there
and play with all of our might! Because when I come back in
20 years, I want to see the field hockey team competing and
competing with pride!’”
And just like Crispen did when she talked to Tracy Stuart
about the College’s earliest players, Coach Lott also knows
that her team stands on the shoulders of those who came
before. “Since Crispen’s death, and again since 2015, we have
been fighting tooth and nail to prove ourselves,” she says.
Each year, the team strives to improve their record and
increase the talent pool of the roster. Coach Lott imagines
a future where the College hosts preseason tournaments
and is a space for youth and adult hockey leagues to play. “I
imagine the future of hockey at Sweet Briar to be a vibrant
one and that Sweet Briar becomes the hockey hub it once
was. The growth of field hockey at Sweet Briar will mean
the growth, sustainability and increased prestige of the
College.”
Bring on the next century, Vixens. You’ve got this.
Turf vs. Grass
Obviously, the game isn’t the same as
it was a 100 years ago. “It has become
a fast-pass game that requires goalies
to stop plays rather than just stopping
goals, and there has been a big push
to bring the ball off the ground,” says
Rosemary. “Due to the changes that
have taken place, sticks and goalie gear
have become lighter to accommodate
the speed of the game. It has also made
grass fields a hindrance to the new
playing style.”
Being a student-athlete on any level is
demanding and requires a strong work
ethic paired with a desire to improve.
Sometimes, that means making certain
concessions that a typical college
student may not have to make.
Field Hockey Members
of Sweet Briar’s
Hall of Fame
2006
Anna Chao Pai ’57
Cannie Crysler Shafer ’78
Mildred “Bee” Newman Thayer ’61
Mary Jane Schroder Oliver Hubbard ’62 (coach)
2007
Cara Gascoigne (coach)
2009
Jennifer Crispen (coach)
2012
Sally True Dow-Datilio ’80
2017
Missy Ackerman ’87 (player and coach)
For the field hockey team, one of
those concessions is finding a turf
field to play and practice on. “Their
skill, cohesiveness and ability to move
increases greatly when on turf,” says
Coach Lott. “The team spends 50% of
their time practicing away from Sweet
Briar so they can practice on a surface
meant for field hockey,” she continues.
“These athletes are committed. Since
we are not on our property, practices
can start as early as 6 a.m. and end as
late as 10 p.m. These times put strain
on the athletes, mentally and physically,
as their sleep, dining, social and study
schedules are affected. All of the
athletes have decided it is worth the
cost in order to get time on turf.”
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Pauli Born '22 (left) and
Annika Kuleba '22 spend
time in a residence hall room
Making
It Work
When 2019-2020 academic year began, we could not have predicted
that we would face a worldwide pandemic before the spring break,
but like so many other schools, Sweet Briar had to make the decision
to shift to distance learning in March. It was a true make-it-work
moment.
Students and faculty had to re-imagine the Sweet Briar experience.
Everyone became experts in Zoom, Google Meet and Canvas, the College’s
online learning platform. The Office of Admissions developed
ways for prospective students to visit campus virtually. The Student
Government Association held online meetings. Faculty created video
lessons. Hands-on learning was done with whatever students had
on hand at home. The Athletics Department offered online yoga and
dance classes.
And although we returned to on-campus life in August, nothing is
quite the same as it was, and we must still find creative ways to keep
our promise to students.
Whether we’re apart or together, the Sweet Briar community has
brought creative ideas and a resilient spirit to bear. In fact, some of the
creative ideas we’ve implemented have been so successful, they may
continue even after things go back to normal—whatever that might
look like.
Hands-On Learning . . . From a Distance
Hands-on learning is a hallmark of the Sweet Briar experience. But
how to you get hands-on when everyone is off campus?
Bethany Brinkman did just that for her Engineering Design in the
Community class, which took place during the spring 3-week session.
In the class, students engineer a solution to a problem for an external
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client. Normally, the clients and projects are pre-selected
and students are together in a lab, but the pandemic shifted
the needs of the clients. Likewise, the students—by now
spread all over the country—had access to different tools
than if they’d been in the classroom.
Bethany asked students to identify what kind of work
space they had. Did they have a garage to spread out in or
did they just have their bedroom floor? Did they have access
to any specialty tools or equipment or did they have just
a screwdriver at home? Based on the student responses,
Bethany put teams together to ensure that everyone would
have access to the tools that they needed to complete their
projects.
“For example,” Bethany told us, “the student with a machine
shop was tasked with building a console table that
integrated with two dog crates, and the student with a
sewing machine worked on a specialty light and sound-insulating
tent for military personnel on deployment.” For
the most part, students were tasked to work with what they
already had, but if they needed additional supplies, Bethany
placed an order through the students’ local stores and the
items were either delivered directly to the students or they
did curbside pickup.
One project worth particular mention is the dog-walkers
device. “The family of one of our then-sophomores
regularly volunteers to walk dogs for the elderly in their
neighborhood. With physical distancing required because
of the pandemic and the extra vulnerability of the elderly
dog owners, they needed some way to be able to hand off a
dog’s leash/treats/notes while still being six feet apart.” For
this team, the sophomore and her family were the clients,
and a student in the class designed a device that ended up
being essentially a grabber. “The student who worked on the
project had four dogs herself, and was able to do some really
exceptional product testing and data collection as she designed,
tested and perfected the finished product,” Bethany
told us.
Although it isn’t what Bethany or her students would
have wished, there were definitely some positives about the
experience. “The most pleasant surprise was that students
were more independent and engaged than we expected,” said
Bethany.
Dancing at a Distance
At the beginning of last year, the Office of Student Life
implemented a robust plan of extracurricular activities like
cooking classes, sign language and yoga. The idea, of course,
was to enhance the quality of life for students on campus
and give them value-added things to do when they weren’t
in class. One of the classes, Dance N Motion taught by
Cortney Lewandowski ’12, was a high-energy Zumba-style
class that provides a total body cardio and aerobic workout.
It was really starting to take off before spring break, but
then COVID hit.
Despite the distance caused by the pandemic, Cortney
and Samantha Bickel, the facility coordinator for the FAC,
wanted to find a way to keep the class going so that students
could remain engaged and active while they were home and
in quarantine.
They set up a Google Meet and Cortney taught the class
for about four weeks. “I cleared out my living room to make
space so as not to break any of my own belongings and set
up my music with speakers and a laptop,” she says. “I never
imagined myself having to ever teach from home. I think
many students and even alumnae appreciated the opportunity
to still feel the engagement of activities without being
on campus.”
Because the class was online, alumnae who don’t live near
campus were able to participate and Cortney enjoyed being
able to share her love of dance with more members of the
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Lauren Jones ‘22 (left) and Hannah Denson ‘22 enjoy a
Founders’ Day desert from Rookie’s mobile dessert bar
Asha Stewart ‘21 takes a photo in the butterfly garden
during Medford Taylor’s photography class
Sweet Briar community. “I connected with many more
students and alumnae who wished this was a class that
happened all the time,” she observed. “It was a great feeling
knowing that everyone was enjoying themselves. Staying
active and healthy during times like these is important. It is
a great stress reliever as well. We were able to reach people
as far as Buffalo, New York, Bedford, Texas and Florida.”
Finding What Comes Next
Finding a job or graduate school has always been a key
part of the student experience at Sweet Briar and supporting
those searches keeps the staff in the Sweet Briar Career
Services Center very busy. Before the pandemic, staff spent
more than 1,000 hours each year meeting with students to
teach them how to put together a resume, make sure their
LinkedIn profiles were up to date, find and interview for
jobs and negotiate a salary. The staff hosted and transported
students to job and graduate school fairs, helped review
personal statements and cover letters, ensured students were
able to network with alumnae and much more. But is that
kind of one-on-one attention possible during a pandemic
and quarantine?
You bet. In some cases, it’s even better.
Despite the distance brought on by the pandemic, Barb
Watts, the director of the career services center, was determined
to offer the same level of care and personal attention
as before and has brought all kinds of creative ideas to bear
to ensure it. “We really knew back in March that we would
lose the window of programming in spring semester, so
that’s when we moved to a Career Dash model,” she told us.
“Career Dash” is a spoof of DoorDash, an online food delivery
service. “We were trying to meet students where they
were and bring career services to their doors,” said Barb.
Barb and Career Services Associate Baylee Anne Worth ’18
put together a one-page list of resources to help students
with everything from graduate school prep to networking
with alumnae. They spent a lot of time finding free resources
for students, like buzzfile.com and upkey.com. And, they’ve
been doing a lot of virtual appointments and screen shares.
“That’s not what we would have thought of before COVID,”
says Barb, “But it turns out that it helps us serve more students
in a more efficient way.” During a virtual session, Barb
and Baylee can see the students’ screens and tell them exactly
where to click. Automated calendaring of sessions has made
it easy for students to sign up for help, and no travel time
means that students can have a session right before or after
class or practice, making the sessions even more efficient.
One of the most creative ideas Barb and Baylee had was
to make a game out of the senior year job and grad school
searches. They broke the searches into small pieces so that
it was easy for students “level up” when they completed one
part of the search and moved on to another. In addition
to that, they’ve created a course in Canvas and a Facebook
page, added resources to their website, and hosted a career
exploration group using the book You Majored in What?
Designing your Path from College to Career by Katherine
Brooks. The traditional senior survey is now online and
students who complete it are still rewarded with a brightly
colored Sweet Briar coffee mug.
To make it easy to sign up for virtual events, QR codes are
on printed posters around campus. Obviously, there have
been dozens, if not hundreds, of virtual events to choose
from and sometimes virtual events have some real benefits.
For one thing, they can be recorded, so that even if a student
can’t attend, they can review the sessions at a time more
convenient for them. Likewise, full-day fairs like the Federal
Career Expo, were often prohibitive for both students
and agencies—after all, not everyone can take a full day or
more to travel, attend and return home. This year, however,
the expo was broken into multiple sections on topics like
creating a federal resume, how to navigate the federal jobs
website, working on Capitol Hill and beyond, and how to
use a liberal arts major to get a job in the federal government.
Because traveling isn’t an issue, more agencies can be
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represented because representatives can just dial in from
their offices. The chat feature allows more questions to get
answered. And ultimately, students have access to organizations
that might not have come to campus because Sweet
Briar is small.
One other benefit? People are more open to virtual exploratory
conversations. Barb has found that there is a lot of
compassion for students who are trying to find work. Alumnae
are more willing than ever before to talk to students and
geography is even less of a burden.
“It’s really been about creating new pathways for students
to learn about what we do,” says Barb. She also been relying
heavily on her colleagues at other schools. “Since we went
remote in March, I’ve been meeting with colleagues at The
University of Lynchburg and Randolph College. The Virginia
Association of Colleges and Employers has put together a
monthly directors meeting to do idea sharing,” she says.
The best piece of advice that Barb has for job seekers is
to remember that the pandemic is only temporary. “Keep
focused on the long-range view of what you want to do
professionally and take steps in that direction,” she says.
“Employers will understand if experiences don’t take place
in in-person settings. There are lots of free online training
opportunity that will help you gain skills that will be marketable
in whatever area you go into. A liberal arts education
will be more important than ever because it teaches students
to be flexible.”
On-Campus Health Services Return to
Sweet Briar
In addition to finding creative ways to teach, learn and
engage our community from a distance, the current pandemic
has led to one other positive change at Sweet Briar:
an onsite health clinic.
For the last few years, it was more financially feasible for
the College to build partnerships with medical services off
campus, but returning to campus during a pandemic meant
that health services needed to be available on campus.
Within weeks of deciding that the fall 2020 semester
would be conducted on campus, Athletics Director Jodi
Canfield, who is heading up the College’s COVID-19 Task
Force, and Vice President for Finance, Operations and
Auxiliary Enterprises Luther Griffith had reviewed possible
on-campus locations and interviewed three architectural and
construction firms. Ultimately, the lower level of Memorial
Chapel was selected the best location because it has plenty
of space and easy access for emergency vehicles. Given the
necessity to complete the $500,000 renovation quickly, the
location gave the College the best chance for success. The
new clinic opened on Oct. 6.
Upon entering the new clinic, students are greeted by a
large, open waiting area. Also near the front door: a 24/7
telehealth room that students can access using their Sweet
Briar ID card. In addition to three exam rooms, there is a
separate entrance and additional exam room for people who
may have been exposed to COVID-19. The new clinic has
enough space to support the health of up to 700 students.
The clinic provides health care only for students, except in
the case of a need for COVID-19 testing. Any member of
the campus community may be tested for COVID-19 at the
health clinic. The health clinic is staffed by a nurse as part of
a partnership between Sweet Briar and HealthWorks, Central
Virginia’s only comprehensive occupational health and
workplace wellness provider. As part of Centra, the partnership
with HealthWorks ensures that Sweet Briar has access
to the best medical expertise available in the area.
Of course, all student health needs can be met by the new
center, not simply those related to COVID-19. Horizon Behavioral
Health, which has been supporting student mental
health at Sweet Briar for several years, also operates out of
the clinic. The clinic accepts student insurance for care.
The Student Experience
In addition to the health clinic, there have been other
changes at Sweet Briar because of the pandemic.
One of the biggest additions is COVID captains. These
student leaders have volunteered to help keep themselves
and their classmates safe by checking students in and out of
events and doing temperature and other symptom checks.
The captains also ensure that everyone is following social
distancing and facial covering guidelines. “COVID captains
were a result of the many discussions between the Student
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Reesa Artz ’22 and Sydney Campbell ’21 paint pumpkins during
Oktoberfest
Task Force during summer 2020,” says Reesa Artz ’22, a
COVID captain and president of the Campus Events Organization.
“They include many student leaders on campus,
including class officers, SGA cabinet and executive board
members, and trained student volunteers. All COVID captains
have gone through proper training to ensure students
attending campus approved events are correctly and safely
following appropriate COVID-19 guidelines set forth by
the Student Events Committee.”
Sydney Campbell ’21, who is president of the Inter-Club
Council and a COVID captain thinks the system is working
well. “Personally, I believe that this system is wonderful,” she
says. “It allows students to still have events on campus while
also taking measures for the community’s health and safety.”
Sydney and Reesa both say that students have been open
to the idea of COVID captains and are behaving responsibly.
“I think that most of us on campus are thankful to be
here, but understand that in order to keep each other safe,
we must undertake necessary changes, like having additional
health and safety measures at campus events,” Reesa says.
Director of Student Engagement Jess Austin says students
are embracing the changes. “They understand why there is
an event approval process where I can review their events in
advance for COVID guidelines and provide general event
planning feedback,” she told us. “It’s led to better planning
and marketing overall because they’re forced to start early.
We actually will be keeping the event approval process moving
forward, even once COVID is less of a threat.”
Many of the traditional events have been able to take place
this fall, though with adjustments. Opening convocation was
held outside in the Dell. Although it was August and a little
warm outside, every member of the community was able to
Although there have been some
good things about the pandemic, in
terms of career services, one thing
has been a challenge: internships,
which have long been a hallmark of
the Sweet Briar experience. If you
have or work for a business that
could create a virtual internship
program, please reach out to Barb
Watts at bwatts@sbc.edu or 434-
381-6465. Even if you can’t offer
a paid internship, one for course
credit and job experience can be
invaluable to a Sweet Briar student.
attend and enjoy the beauty of our stunning campus. SGA
was able to successfully host Step Singing too, and many
of the key aspects were the same. “SGA was able to do this
by being creative and flexible,” Sydney says. “I find that the
students and the College have been finding many ways to be
creative and flexible during this time, and I am interested to
see what we can come up with next.”
Reesa says was impressed by the Founders’ Day Dance,
which was held outside in front of the library. And as a
dancer at Sweet Briar, she’s so far been pleased with the
balance of safety and learning as part of that program. “All
dancers have been given an N95 mask that is to be heated in
an oven once a week to remove any germs on it,” she says. “In
the dance rooms, UV lights are turned on after every class
to purify the air. While our dance concert, at least for the
fall, will not be live, we will be having a live, video showing
of our pieces!”
SGA president Madeleine McAllister ’21 agrees with her
classmates even as she acknowledges the difficulty of the
circumstances. “It is hard to see the place that I love look so
different. At the end of the day, it’s about being a responsible
citizen and the students have proven that they are willing to
make sacrifices to their traditional Sweet Briar experience
for the sake of being here and being safe. I am immensely
proud of the students. I see students purposely choosing to
stay on campus, following COVID guidelines, volunteering,
being respectful to others’ needs, organizing events on
campus for their peers on the weekends and advocating for
the safety and wellbeing of Sweet Briar.”
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Although much of the spring and summer at Sweet
Briar was spent addressing the changes wrought by the
COVID-19 pandemic, that wasn’t the only thing the College
was working on. The College also launched a series of
online summer sessions. It wasn’t just students who could
take classes online; the extended Sweet Briar community
could as well. The classes could be taken for credit or
audited.
Several first-year students used the time to get the true
feel of being a Sweet Briar student prior to arriving in the
fall. Erica Smith ’24 says, “I loved how, as a new student,
I could get a hang of the classes and get a taste of the experience
of being a Sweet Briar woman. It made me much
more excited to arrive on campus and start classes because,
even through the computer, I had a small taste of the freedom
and empowerment that is so well known about our
education here Sweet Briar. But instead of only hearing
about it, I got to live it.”
Six courses were offered from mid-June through late July,
including two classes from the leadership core curriculum:
Women and Gender in the World and STEM in Society.
Other courses included Magic and Witchcraft in the
Ancient World, Modern Middle East, Introduction to
American Government and Adapting for Diverse Learners
in Education.
Assistant engineering professor Michelle Gervasio taught
STEM in Society and felt that were some benefits to the
courses being online. “I really enjoyed working through
the challenges of how to design experiments that everyone
could do with things they had around the house but were
still up to the usual standards of rigor expected during
more typical in-person terms,” Michelle said. “I also really
enjoyed how the very small class size helped to facilitate
conversation whenever a subjective question of ethics or
philosophy inevitably came up.”
Associate professor of art history Kimberly Morse-Jones,
who taught Women and Gender in The World, says she
hopes the College offers summer courses again in the
future. “I've been teaching for 15 years, and this summer
session was by far one of my most memorable experiences
as a professor,” she said.
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Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
purchases Mt. San Angelo property from
Sweet Briar College
Earlier this summer, the Virginia
Center for the Creative Arts completed
the purchase of the Mt. San
Angelo estate from Sweet Briar College.
The purchase includes 410 acres
of land and all of the buildings at
Mt. San Angelo, which has served as
the home of VCCA’s artist residency
program for 42 years.
VCCA approached Sweet Briar in
the spring of 2019 with the proposal
to purchase the land it was leasing
from the College and to have a permanent
home.
VCCA was established in 1971 as a
retreat for writers, visual artists and
composers to have the privacy and focus
that is so necessary to their work.
It moved from its original location
in Charlottesville, Va., to Mt. San
Angelo in 1978. Since then, VCCA
has hosted thousands of working
writers, visual artists and composers.
VCCA intends to maintain the
pastoral nature of Mt. San Angelo so
that it will continue to be a place of
quiet contemplation for the Fellows in
residence there.
“We are grateful to Sweet Briar
College, which has made the property
available to us for 42 years, and
we couldn’t be more pleased to be in
a position to make Mt. San Angelo
our permanent home—across the
street from our long-time partner.
This partnership has strengthened
both institutions over the years, and
VCCA looks forward to continuing
this relationship,” said VCCA Executive
Director Kevin O’Halloran.
“Although VCCA is closed temporarily
due to the COVID-19 pandemic,
we will be busy over the next several
months making improvements to the
buildings and grounds so that we can
welcome Fellows back during 2021,
our fiftieth anniversary year.”
VCCA is one of the few artist
residencies in the country affiliated
with an institution of higher learning.
VCCA Fellows in residence have
full access to the recreational and
cultural opportunities provided by
the College, and indeed, the artists
themselves often provide cultural opportunities
to students and the Sweet
Briar community.
“The arts are at the heart of the
liberal arts tradition at Sweet Briar,”
Sweet Briar President Meredith Woo
said. “We understand and support
VCCA’s desire to own the facilities
and land that it has called its home.
The relationship between the two institutions
is exceptionally strong, and
we look forward to further nurturing
the ties across Highway 29.”
The relationship between the two
organizations includes events, seminars
and classes. One such class is
the Fellows Studio, which is a part of
Sweet Briar’s leadership core curriculum
and brings VCCA Fellows to
campus to teach a class during each
of the College’s three-week sessions.
VCCA is also an integral part of
Sweet Briar’s Center for Creativity,
Design and the Arts.
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On a Roll: Sweet Briar receives praise and
recognition in the media
Over the spring and summer, Sweet
Briar received a wealth of positive
attention across major media outlets
both regionally and nationally.
From Sweet Briar’s success after the
attempted closure five years ago to
reopening safely during the pandemic,
the College has received a remarkable
amount of attention despite these
uncertain times.
President Meredith Woo wrote
two op-eds about the impact of the
pandemic on higher education. Her
first op-ed, “Ties that bind rural
America,” appeared in The Richmond
Times-Dispatch. In it, she shared her
perspective on how the COVID-19
pandemic could drastically affect
colleges like Sweet Briar and their
local communities. She explained,
“By supporting rural colleges, we can
support rural America.”
President Woo’s second op-ed, “A
one-size-fits-all solution could be
fatal to U.S. colleges,” was printed
in the Washington Examiner. She
explored the complex issues that large
universities and small colleges would
face if required to adhere to identical
reopening plans. “I have little doubt
that American colleges and universities
will lead the way in finding new
solutions for how we learn, live, work
and relate to each other in the age of
pandemics,” she wrote.
Perhaps the most significant media
coverage occurred was Susan Svrluga’s
article in the Washington Post. Susan
has followed Sweet Briar’s story for
over five years and has written several
articles about the College’s history,
growth and development. Her most
recent feature article—"This college is
tiny and isolated. For some students
during the pandemic, that sounds perfect”—explored
Sweet Briar’s ability
to meet the health and safety needs
of its students and community, and
showcased the benefits of the College’s
extensive campus, small classes
and ability to offer single rooms to
every student. “Many of the school’s
pastimes can be pandemic-friendly,”
Susan wrote in the article. For the
article, Susan interviewed Tatum Wallis,
a junior from Denver, who said,
“On a loop around campus, there’s
one stretch in the woods where the
trees are so tall, it’s almost like perfect
peace. The whole campus tends to be
like that—you look around and you
feel safe. You feel home.”
Sweet Briar was also featured in an
article in the Chronicle of Higher
Education,
“Welcome to
the Socially
Distanced
Campus.”
The article
highlighted
the College’s
plans for
Want to read President
Woo’s op-eds for yourself?
You can find them
on our website:
sbc.edu/president/
thought-leadership
managing dining services and operations
during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sweet Briar’s plan—developed in
conjunction with our dining service
provider, Meriwether Godsey—was
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extensive and addressed every possible
issue and scenario of keeping our
campus community fed during the
pandemic.
An article in U.S. News & World
Report, “The College Experience
This Fall: What to Expect,” noted
the differences between colleges as
they shifted from in-person to online
classes during the spring semester
and explored how education would
continue to be different in the fall.
Sweet Briar was featured for its ability
to offer a single room to any student
who wanted one. The College was
also praised in University Business
for its spacious campus, 8-to-1 student-to-professor
ratio and the ability
to offer a fall semester with a greater
sense of normalcy.
A Richmond-Times Dispatch article,
“A significant hit: Small colleges in
Virginia rely on close-knit community
to weather COVID-19,” highlighted
the uncertainty that so many colleges
in Virginia faced due to the pandemic.
With a number of potential financial
and safety issues, many colleges were
preparing for a year full of unknowns.
In the article, President Woo observed
that Sweet Briar’s size provided the
ability to better prepare and monitor
our community. “Because we have
always been small, it’s a lot easier to
make sure that we keep track of our
students, which then makes it easier
for us to—at some personal level, and
not just at a technological level—do
the contact tracing and make sure we
know where our students are,” she
said.
In addition to these feature news
stories and op-eds on our ability to
reopen safety, the Roanoke Times
published an editorial about Sweet
Briar’s remarkable (but not surprising)
comeback since the attempted
closure in 2015. Dwayne Yancey
focused on the College’s strengths
and the strategic moves its leadership
has made in the recent past to reset
tuition and restructure the academic
curriculum. The editorial noted that
alumnae support and donations continue
to rise and the College was able
to safely welcome students back to
campus during the pandemic. “This is
actually an incredible situation where
we can say with true credibility, we are
safe, we are healthful, we are smart,”
President Woo said.
You can find these news
stories—and more—on our
news site at sbc.edu/news.
Sweet Briar College shifts the endowment of its
study abroad program in France to support global
programming
Sweet Briar College has decided to
reposition the endowments associated
with its study abroad program, known
as Junior Year in France, and instead
offer more global educational opportunities
to its students.
Sweet Briar’s junior year abroad
program in France is among the oldest
and most venerable of such programs
in the country. Its endowment has
largely supported students through
scholarships. In recent years, the
support has gone mostly to students
from colleges other than Sweet Briar,
as the number of Sweet Briar students
interested in the French language and
culture has dwindled.
Now in the midst of the COVID-19
pandemic that has led to suspension
of study abroad programs in France
and elsewhere, Sweet Briar College is
embracing more effective ways, other
than the traditional study abroad programs,
to expose its students to the
dynamism of a global cultural experience.
“Global exposure for students
has been shifting from spending an
entire academic year or semester in a
foreign country to more rapid immersion
activities, global internships
and study in Europe and elsewhere,”
said President Meredith Woo. Sweet
Briar College has two three-week
terms built into its calendar that are
uniquely suited for an immersive
study abroad.
To that end, the proceeds from the
endowments will now be used for the
benefit of Sweet Briar students taking
the College’s three-week term at the
residence in Auvillar, France, that is
owned by the Virginia Center for the
Creative Arts. The three-week courses
in Auvillar will be taught by Sweet
Briar faculty and demonstrate the
benefits of the College’s close relationship
with VCCA.
In addition to the experience at
Auvillar, the funds will be used for
other global studies trips organized by
Sweet Briar faculty during the threeweek
term to various parts of the
world and to support global internships
that enable Sweet Briar students
to have a truly immersive experience
abroad.
The funds will also support programming
for the global humanities,
under the auspices of the Center for
Creativity, Design and the Arts.
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Sweet Briar Again Named Among Nation’s Most
Innovative Schools by U.S. News & World Report
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Sweet Briar College has once again
been named as one of the nation’s Most
Innovative Schools, according to the
2021 Best Colleges rankings by U.S.
News & World Report. Sweet Briar tied
for 24th place with Bryn Mawr, Middlebury
and two other institutions in the
National Liberal Arts College category.
The University of Richmond is the only
other school in Virginia to make the list.
This is the second time in three years that
Sweet Briar has been singled out for this
distinction, in recognition of its academic
and institutional innovations.
For over a century, Sweet Briar College
has educated women who have gone
on to serve as pillars of their families,
communities, and societies, exercising a
particularly democratic form of leadership
that is collaborative, supportive and
ethical. Today, Sweet Briar is building
on this educational legacy to redefine
leadership for the 21st century, in which
women will increasingly lead the way
forward.
In the past two years, Sweet Briar has
created and honed its new leadership
core curriculum, whose 10 courses are
designed to give its students the knowledge
and skills they will need to understand
global environmental and technological
challenges and devise solutions
to them that are socially, politically and
economically sustainable.
In educating the next generation
of women leaders who can meet the
demands of the new century, Sweet
Briar brings many assets. Its 2,800-acre
campus, one of the largest and most
beautiful in the nation, is a natural canvas
and laboratory for the academic program.
It contains lakes, vineyards, an apiary,
wildflower meadows, a state-of-the art
26,000-square-foot greenhouse and the
Sweet Briar College Historic District,
comprised of 21 Georgian Revival
academic and residential buildings. The
College’s award-winning riding program
is one of the oldest equestrian programs
in the country, and its engineering program
is one of only two ABET-accredited
engineering programs at a women’s
college in the nation.
The President Woo, said, “Sweet Briar’s
selection as one of the most innovative
colleges recognizes its ability to foster
and educate women leaders who will be
able to conserve and steward our world
in creative, responsible and sustainable
ways. By extension, this recognition is
also an affirmation of the creative possibilities
inherent within the time-honored
tradition of the liberal arts.”
Sweet Briar’s ranking was determined
by top academics who participated in
U.S. News & World Report’s annual
peer assessment survey conducted in
the spring and summer of 2020. College
presidents, provosts and admissions
deans were asked to nominate up to 15
colleges or universities in their respective
ranking categories that are making the
most innovative improvements in terms
of curriculum, faculty, students, campus
life, technology or facilities. A school had
to receive seven or more nominations to
be listed. U.S. News & World Report
states that the top-ranked schools are
those the public should be watching
because of the cutting-edge changes they
are making on their campuses.
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Alumnae College Goes Virtual
Alumnae College returned this year with two weekend sessions
highlighting three courses in the College’s leadership core
curriculum. The six core classes offered covered a variety of different
subjects:
CORE 130: Women and Gender in the World taught by Kimberly Morse Jones
CORE 140: Sustainable Systems taught by Lisa Powell
CORE 160: STEM in Society taught by John Morrissey
CORE 170: Decisions in a Data-Driven World taught by Steven Loftus
CORE 180: Dollars and Sense taught by August Hardy
CORE 210: Contemporary Ethical Questions taught by Chris Penfield
“Each class was unique and the
variety of topics was fascinating,” says
Barbara Conner ’85. “I signed up for
all the classes because I was curious
about the range of disciplines our
students have access to these days.
During the Alumnae College classes,
we weren’t just sitting there for an
hour-long lecture. There was a lot of
discussion, some video, some interactive
polling, etc., to keep students
engaged. Each class was a stand-alone
session, but you could see how the
professors would weave the information
from class to class for their students.
I was impressed by the depth
and breadth of the professors’ knowledge.
They were engaging, interesting
and interactive in compelling ways. It
makes you want to go back to college!”
Overall, our dedicated alumnae had
rave reviews for this year’s virtual
Alumnae College and enjoyed attending
the various sessions. Attending the
core classes transported our Vixens
back to their days on campus. Those
who attended received a real glimpse
into what it’s like to be a student
today.
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the Harvest
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Though only in their second year, the Sweet Briar
vineyards have done exceptionally well and proved hardy
through the challenging frost this past spring. Earlier in
the year, we started to hear that there would be enough
grapes for a small harvest. You can imagine the anticipation!
There would be enough Cabernet Sauvignon grapes
for Meriwether Godsey Chef Wray Warner to make jelly
and saba to use in campus dining and for special occasions.
We knew roughly when the grapes would be ready: sometime
in early October. But, the exact date was determined
by the weather. “We knew for several weeks that we’d have
some clusters ready to harvest,” said Lisa Powell, director
of the Center for Human and Environmental Sustainability.
“We worked with the vineyard manager and waited for
just the right time: after rain and before much danger of
frost. October 2 turned out to be the perfect day.
On that day, Lisa, along with Gary Canfield, business
project manager, set up a harvesting station in the vineyard
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They worked alone, in pairs or in trios. As they filled baskets, they brought
them to the station to be weighed and recorded. Most of them picked up
empty baskets and went back out multiple times. They sampled a bit along
the way, and some were surprised by how sweet the grapes were.”
and welcomed the students who answered the call to help
with the harvest. They streamed through the vineyards
along Stable Road toward the green barn where the Cabernet
Sauvignon is growing.
Scales, baskets, clippers and plenty of hand sanitizer
adorned the harvesting station. The harvest crew went
through an orientation on proper cluster cutting and fruit
culling, plus general and COVID safety. Ready to roll, the
students grabbed their tools and dispersed through the
vineyard. “They spent about an hour and a half harvesting
the grapes,” says Lisa. “They worked alone, in pairs or
in trios. As they filled baskets, they brought them to the
station to be weighed and recorded. Most of them picked
up empty baskets and went back out multiple times. They
sampled a bit along the way, and some were surprised by
how sweet the grapes were.”
The students enjoyed themselves in the vineyard, while
learning something about the intricate, and often repetitive,
workings of maintaining such an operation. Many
grape selfies were taken!
Once the harvest was complete, all 262 pounds of Cabernet
Sauvignon grapes were delivered directly to Chef Wray
at Prothro on the back of two pick-up trucks. The chef
got straight to work processing the entire harvest, making
the first batches of Sweet Briar Cabernet Sauvignon jelly
and saba (a grape must reduction) to use as condiments,
sauces, dressings and marinades.
Cheers to the future of the Sweet Briar vineyard.
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HISTORY
EMILIE
McVEA:
A zeal for service
In May 1925, the Times Dispatch in Richmond announced that
Meta Glass would succeed Emilie Watts McVea as president of
Sweet Briar College. Miss Glass, of course, would go on to be one
of Sweet Briar’s best-known presidents, but her predecessor was
an impressive woman in her own right.
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Aerial view of campus, circa 1920
Emilie McVea in 1916, when she became
president of Sweet Briar
Miss McVea was deeply religious, but
still progressive in many of her views.
Writing about her following her death
in 1928, Professor Martin Fischer from
the University of Cincinnati said, “Emilie
McVea associated herself with every
important social movement. Secondary
school education, child labor, literary
productiveness, the drama, an open
university forum, the interests of college
women, university standards and university
administration, the parity of men
and women in university posts, competent
teachers for women’s colleges, states’
rights and the definitions of democracy
were just a few of the interests to which
she lent her marvelous energies.”
Her tenure as Sweet Briar’s second
president was shorter than it might have
been—just nine years—but she embodied
many of the qualities we still associate
with Sweet Briar today: leadership,
compassion and strength of character.
The Early Years
Miss McVea was born in 1867 in Louisiana,
the daughter of a judge. Her father
died when she was relatively young
and the family moved to Raleigh, N.C.,
to live with an aunt whose husband was
president of St. Augustine’s College. The
young Emilie was educated at St. Mary’s
School in Raleigh, and she would be an
active alumna of the school for the rest
of her life.
Miss McVea had already had an impressive
career when she came to Sweet
Briar to take over for the departing
president, Mary K. Benedict. One of her
early educational leadership positions
was as “lady principal” at St. Mary’s.
Following that, she went on to receive
both bachelor’s and master’s degrees
from George Washington University
and taught English literature at the
University of Tennessee. When the
president of that university was named
president at the University of Cincinnati,
he thought so highly of Miss McVea
that he recommended her for a teaching
position at his new university, so off to
Cincinnati she went.
Eventually promoted to dean of
women at the University of Cincinnati,
Miss McVea was so well thought of
that when she left to take up the reins
Did You
Know?
Until recently,
Sweet Briar’s
presidents were
called “Miss,”
regardless of their
advanced
degree. Mary K.
Benedict, Emilie
McVea and Meta Glass
had all earned
doctoral degrees.
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HISTORY
Grammer Hall from the west, 1920 The cupola in 1921
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Miss McVea received her
honorary degree from
the University of North
Carolina in 1921. During
the commencement address
that year, newspaper editor
Josephus Daniels told the
graduates—all of them men,
but for Miss McVea—to be
nonconformists, disregard
precedent and smash idols.
“The radicals and nonconformists
have led the
world,” he said. It was a
message Miss McVea would
likely have agreed with.
The governor of North
Carolina, Cameron Morrison,
however, did not. He had
already done his part of
conferring the degrees, but
he stood up, and defying
convention himself, told
the graduates to accept the
established order.
at Sweet Briar in 1916, she received
tributes from a wide array of civic
organizations. Among the letters
of appreciation was one from the
Council of Jewish Women, which
noted that “she has been always ready
to help with active suggestions and
sincere interest.” The president of
the chamber of commerce called her
work for the city “inspiring” and the
Association of Collegiate Alumnae
called her a “fine example of the
trained college woman and a personal
inspiration” to many women. The
Hamilton County Woman’s Suffrage
Association, in expressing their
regret at her departure, noted: “Your
high ideals, your noble example—as
well as your unswerving loyalty to
this cause—have ever been a constant
help and encouragement in our
work.”
Her colleagues echoed those sentiments:
“She has been an inspiring
teacher, an administrator and leader
in the higher education of women,
the chief organizer of social amenities
in our university, and a factor in
every beneficent civic movement. . . .
She has been a fountain of judicious
advice to public officials and weeping
school girls. I supposed that she has
vicariously been in love a thousand
times, so great has been her sympathy
with the confiding young. She
has been able, also, as few other
women, to meet men upon their own
terms, to discuss with them in a large
way their own problems.”
Clearly, Sweet Briar was about to
welcome an impressive leader into its
young community.
A Woman of Principle
Sweet Briar women today would
recognize and support Miss McVea’s
views on the importance of education
for women. As early as 1910,
she said in a speech, “The education
of fifty years ago will not prepare the
woman of today even for her traditional
vocations; new conditions demand
new training.” In a later essay,
she wrote, “University courses should
be planned, not for men or for women,
but for students. . .these courses
should be chosen by the student on
the grounds of personal ability and
inclination without regard to sex.”
Just as she believed that young
women should be able to choose
whatever course of study interested
them, she also believed that women
should be trained to be leaders.
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Surgical dressings class, 1918
She spoke of the aim of the university to be, among other
things, “to train leaders of thought and affairs.” In a letter to
the president of the State Teacher’s College in Radford, she
noted that her students “recognize that if they want to enter
into any kind of professional life a
college education today is almost
a necessity. They feel that women
have a right to look forward to
leadership of various kinds and that
a college does train leaders.”
She herself held many positions
of leadership throughout her career.
She was president of the Cincinnati
Woman’s Club, secretary-treasurer
of the Southern Association of
College Women and president of
both the Virginia Association of
Colleges and the Southern Association
of Colleges. She was also the
first woman member of the board
of visitors at the University of Virginia and the first woman
to receive an honorary degree from the University of North
Carolina.
At Sweet Briar
Upon arriving in Amherst County, Miss McVea found
herself at a school that was struggling financially and academically.
Many of the students were part of the institution’s
“Academy,” which provided classes for those who did not yet
meet the standards of admission to collegiate work. Still, she
intended make Sweet Briar into one of the premier learning
institutions in the south.
“Look not mournfully into the
past, it comes not back again.
Wisely improve the present, it
is thine. Go forth to meet the
shadowy future without fear
and with a manly heart.”
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“Hyperion: A Romance”
Writing in the Sweet Briar Magazine in 1916, she said,
“The possibilities of Sweet Briar are unlimited. With adequate
endowment, with increased facilities, with an enlarged
student body, she stands at the threshold of a new decade.
In imagination I see her the true
Alma Mater of the woman of the
years to come, a woman clear-eyed,
strong of body, vigorous in mind.
Her head erect, with knowledge to
guide her, she walks forth ‘to meet
the shadowy future without fear,’
filled with reverence for truth and
with zeal for service.”
She got to work right away. She
raised admissions standards and
added courses in bacteriology,
botany, Greek, history, psychology,
ethics, English and languages. A
separate department of physics was
established, along with economics
and social science. By the end of her first year, the president
and her cabinet had determined “that the Academy should
be dropped as soon as the financial condition warrants,” a
circumstance that came to pass in 1919, just three years
later.
In fact, she’d made such in impact in three short years
that in 1919, the student body dedicated the Briar Patch
to her, saying, “With additional buildings, and an endowment,
Sweet Briar can become within the next five or six
years a college of five hundred students, and take its rightful
place in the educational world. These few facts speak for
themselves, and while we realize it has taken and will take
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HISTORY
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A Woman of
Her Time
President McVea was clearly
progressive in her views about
education, but in many ways,
she was also a product of her
time and her culture. She was
a deeply religious woman and
had strong opinions about
appropriate behavior for her
students. She clearly felt it was
her duty, not just to educate
them, but to prepare them to
be successful in the world. And
success in those days meant
fairly strict adherence to a code
of conduct. For example, there
were very strict rules about
riding in closed automobiles
with young men and attending
events without chaperones.
Smoking and card playing were
also forbidden. The meeting
notes for the executive council,
which included the president
as well as faculty, note that one
student had been found “guilty
of unseemly conduct with a man
on the train.” Students were
routinely disciplined for such
infractions, including losing
privileges and, occasionally,
expulsion.
Quad Road, 1922
many hands to carry on the work, we
feel too, that words can but poorly
express our gratitude and admiration
for Miss McVea’s splendid initiative
and accomplishment.”
Miss McVea went on the road to
raise funds for Sweet Briar as well as
to recruit students. She was regularly
featured in newspaper society
announcements as being the guest of
honor at events held for the purpose
of raising money for the Sweet Briar
College endowment. In addition, her
time as Sweet Briar’s president from
1916 to 1925 meant that she oversaw
more than one global crisis.
During World War I, the College
engaged in many war activities:
raising money, rolling bandages,
writing letters, supporting the Food
Administration and working for
the YWCA and the Red Cross. In
writing about the end of the war,
she said, “With all our might we
will hold to the ideals of courage, of
high purpose, of patriotism, and of
humanity which these stern months
have taught us; we will endeavor, to
the utmost of our ability, as a college
and as individuals, to do our part in
interpreting to our generation the
larger, finer meaning of democracy
and of internationalism. Sweet Briar,
even in its exquisite seclusion, has
felt the throb, the heartbeat of the
world. Her life has been enlarged
and enriched by a share, small but
real, in the activities and sacrifices of
the nations of the earth. It has been
our high privilege to have lived and
wrought in the greatest years of the
world’s history.”
Following the end of the war
came the influenza epidemic in
1918, during which the students
were “campused for almost a year,”
according to one alumna’s recollection.
“When we were released to go
home at Christmas,” she wrote, “Miss
McVea gave us stern orders to wear
veils closely tied over our faces and
never to take off our gloves until we
reached home!”
Later Years
The work of supporting and guiding
Sweet Briar, then as now, is yeoman’s
work, and Miss McVea, never
robust, submitted her resignation in
1925 after suffering many months
of ill health, apparently brought on
by the strain of her administrative
duties.
In accepting her resignation, the
faculty wrote, “The material successes
of your nine years of arduous
service are evident to all who know
Sweet Briar, the rapid increase in
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Rolling bandages, 1918 President McVea as president, circa 1922 The arcade in 1921
number of students, the enlargement of the Faculty, the
enrichment of the course of study, the number of buildings
erected and the care given to beautify the campus—these
material achievements are patent and to be grasped by every
passerby—but only the Faculty can fully estimate the more
subtle yet precious achievements of the past nine years—the
resolute breadth of view, the strenuous effort to guide not
coerce into the straight path, to clear the vision, to uphold
ideas, to work sympathetically with Faculty as well as with
students, to give everyone a chance to attain her highest,
these achievements, known to us most of all seem best
worthwhile. Because of your patience, tolerance, love, we
love you and feel keenly the loss of your presence and we
wish you restored health and energy in the coming years, to
help others as you have helped us.”
Miss McVea left a number of legacies at Sweet Briar that
we still recognize and celebrate today. Under her leadership,
enrollment grew from 134 to 362, the number of faculty
grew from 17 to 34, and 10 new buildings were erected,
including Fletcher, Reid and Boxwood—which she personally
helped finance. It was under her watch that the Class of
1922 added the walk to Daisy’s grave during Founders’ Day,
paying a simple, beautiful tribute at the grave of the young
girl in whose memory Sweet Briar was founded. It was also
during her tenure that the College first hosted Amherst
County Day. In 1916, Sweet Briar was recognized only by
the department of education in Virginia. By the end of her
presidency, it was a member of a number of associations
and had been put on the approved list of the Association of
American Universities.
After she left Sweet Briar, she spent several months convalescing
before undertaking a teaching job at Rollins College
in Florida. Her efforts on behalf of Sweet Briar were recognized
by her new home. Upon her arrival in the state, the
Orlando Sentinel noted that she “was instrumental in developing
[Sweet Briar College] into one of the leading colleges
for women in the country, by raising standards and securing
large sums of money for endowment and buildings.”
Sadly, her time at Rollins was short; she passed away in
1928. In October of that year, Sweet Briar’s Founders’ Day
events included a memorial to her. The inimitable Meta
Glass, her successor, noted that Miss McVea had set a high
standard. “She had put into Sweet Briar perhaps her hardest
work, certainly her maturest self,” Miss Glass wrote. “She
watched new hands upon her wheel with abounding generosity.
I found a fine and strong structure of her building and
in my efforts to uphold and add to it I found joy always in
her interest and her counsel. She relinquished with the same
grace with which she acquired. I know no greater mark of a
large soul.”
Emilie McVea’s Views
on Women’s Suffrage
University of Cincinnati Professor
Martin Fischer observed:
“During the first years that I knew Emilie
McVea, the enfranchisement of women
was not yet a fact. She was, of course, its
advocate. . . .Though from the South, she
stood against what was then the southern
view; within the city of her adoption she
aligned herself with the minority; and
within the inner circle of her friends she
stood almost alone. I still remember what
were her arguments in the case. She did
not, as other feminists, trot out a series of
inadequate measuring devices to show
that men and women are biologically
the same—she too well understood the
splendid consequences of the fact that
they are different—but life and experience
had outraged her sense of justice and she
wished once more to see assured to a
defenseless minority those rights in law and
society which our constitution guaranteed
men. ‘It will give the vote to prostitutes,’
said one woman to her. ‘Who needs it
more?’ came her quiet answer.
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ALUMNAE PROFILE
Sweet Briar Alumnae
LEADING
IN THE FIGHT
AGAINST COVID-19
At the end of last year, the feeling in the air was one of excitement to ring in a new
decade: the roaring ’20s. But little did most of us know just how roaring it would
actually be. From the global spread of the COVID-19 pandemic to the fight for
racial equality to saving homes, livelihoods and land from natural disasters, our ability to
rise to the challenge has been tested over and over again.
While the Sweet Briar woman is well known for her consistent “where there’s a will, there’s
a way” attitude and “never back down” spirit, her leadership training shines even brighter
when confronted with a seemingly insurmountable challenge. After all, here, the impossible
is just another problem to solve.
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ALUMNAE PROFILE
The challenges this year have been monumental, but there is one group that
deserves special recognition: those who work or volunteer in health care and safety.
There are many Sweet Briar alumnae out there in these lines of work who found
themselves suddenly becoming frontline, essential leaders and dedicated team
players and volunteers. Let us introduce you to four alumnae from four class decades,
each working in different health care or emergency services fields.
Laura Lee
Rihl Joiner ’96
OB/GYN, Women’s Health
of Augusta
Augusta, Georgia
After graduating from
Sweet Briar, Laura Lee
joined the Army on a scholarship,
was on active duty
in Texas and Oklahoma and
spent six months in Baghdad. She graduated
from medical school in 2000, and eight years ago, she
moved back to her hometown of Augusta, Ga.
Laura Lee is an OB/GYN with Women’s Health of
Augusta, a six-person private practice associated with the
University Hospital of Augusta. While she practices general
obstetrics and gynecology, she specializes in pediatric
and adolescent care.
At the beginning of the year, she remembers taking note
of what was going on in the world as the coronavirus
spread around the world and into the United States. “We
started to prepare for when the tidal wave would hit,” she
says. “We didn’t know what to anticipate. Would it hit
early or be delayed? Then, the major shutdown started
mid-March, and we responded accordingly with strict
safety protocols.”
As a general OB/GYN practice, Women’s Health of Augusta
sees patients of all ages. As such, they had numerous
needs and concerns to address, and they especially had to
safeguard their older population. “We had multiple strategies
in the office to continue to serve patients while keeping
them safe. We separated the obstetric patients from the
older gynecological patients with complicated cases.”
However, as soon as they noticed the waiting room was
becoming too crowded for safe social distancing, the team
quickly came together to find a solution. “We staggered
the practitioners’ schedules so that there were only four
doctors in the office at a time. We marked off safe distancing
in the waiting room—six feet is larger than you
think! We also limited visitors. Now, only the patient is
permitted to come to the appointment, with exceptions
for minors, pregnant patients and people with disabilities.”
The response from their patients has been positive, saying
they felt safe coming in for their visit.
An important part of developing a successful solution is
not being afraid to try various methods, learn from lessthan-ideal
outcomes and course-correct along the way.
“This is version 10 of what we’ve tried, but the current
version has proven to be very successful,” says Laura Lee,
adding that it’s the patients’ reaction and feeling that really
shows them what is working.
Among the practitioners and staff in the office, Laura
Lee is the one in charge of keeping everyone up to date
with the endless stream of information coming in from the
CDC, the governor’s office and other health care organizations
regarding how to handle health and safety around
COVID-19. She collects and analyzes all the incoming information
and spearheads the necessary process and operational
changes. “I’m the primary point person in our group
to collect the latest information and see how it needs to be
implemented in our practice,” says Laura Lee.
When asked how her personal interaction with her
patients has changed, she emphasizes “not much, except we
now sit on opposite sides of the exam room to talk.” She
places a high value on the doctor-patient relationship and
likes to always be at eye-level when talking to each other—
while maintaining a safe distance.
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ALUMNAE PROFILE
Jade Ashley ’20
Board secretary, Lovingston Volunteer Fire Department
Lovingston, Virginia
Throughout an unprecedented senior spring semester,
Jade found stability and purpose in her family’s long tradition
of community work. The Lovingston Volunteer Fire
Department played a major role in her life growing up.
Her grandfather was fire chief. Her grandmother was vice
president and president of the department. Her mother
is treasurer. And, since 2017, Jade has served as the board
secretary.
“This year has been tough, especially for a volunteer
organization,” says Jade. “It is difficult to stay staffed. Our
volunteer firefighters now rotate who is on-call, and they
are not able to hang out at the fire house, which is hard
on morale. There are no visitors and only five people are
allowed in the fire house at one time. Where we used to
have six to eight firefighters go out on the larger truck for
an emergency call, there can now only be four. The smaller
truck can only have two.”
It’s hard to imagine adding even more protective equipment
to a firefighter’s gear, but that’s exactly what they
had to do. There are different levels of firefighters, which
dictates the type of personal protective equipment needed.
One change in the operational procedures brought on by
the pandemic is that the firefighter suits need to be washed
after each call. And, as you might imagine, your average
washing machine is not up to the task. Thanks to funding
from the state, the department was able to purchase special
washing machines to handle the heavy loads.
In the midst of the pandemic, another challenge suddenly
hit when their fire chief was in an automobile accident.
He would always show up at every call, and suddenly, the
firefighting crew had to adapt. But unsurprisingly, the
community stepped up in every way to help keep all the
parts moving, enabling the department to do the job they
love for the people they love.
“Our service area expanded, and all the local EMS have
seen an increase in calls,” says Jade. Rigorous protocols on
how to handle emergency response situations were put
in place, especially around how to handle instances when
someone might test positive for COVID-19.
In her role, she has seen first-hand how emergency
responders have adapted to continue to serve their community
during the COVID-19 pandemic. She steps up to
help in every way she can. Feeling connected brings her
great joy and pride. “Supporting my community and local
businesses is very important to me,” says Jade. “Especially
during difficult times.”
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Board Member Expertise
in Public Health
Marianne “Mimi” C. Fahs ’71
Mimi is an instrumental member of President Woo’s
COVID Task Force as she has more than 30 years of experience
as a health economist. She held a joint appointment
at the City University of New York as a professor of
health policy with the Graduate School of Public Health
and Health Policy and professor of economics with the
Graduate Center. She also directed the Health Economics
Division at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City.
“Early on, the task force carefully thought through the
campus reopening plan and everyone quickly became
very familiar with public health principles,” says Mimi.
“Our president acted quickly and decisively to come together
as a community to not let this virus beat us and
continue to do what we know and love.”
“My whole career focused on how to maximize the public
good in a scientific, rational way,” she continues. “I centered
my teaching around the impact of scientific modeling
and policy activism. Together, science and policy can
really make a difference in the health of people. When
teaching health economics, I’d go through models that
look at cost on one side of the equation and quality of life
on the other. How can you improve health at a population
level, and what does it cost? This is something that gets
very complicated, very quickly. Students look at each assumption
that goes into the models and specifically study
peer-reviewed scientific literature and evidence.”
For Mimi, Sweet Briar’s liberal arts education excels at
preparing women to meet any challenge and be a valuable
asset in any field, no matter her area of study. “We learn
how to think, explore and analyse. A respect for depth of
thought and effort has helped create all the advantages of
the modern age; much of that comes from the qualities of
a liberal arts education.”
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Dr. Jamila Champsi ’80
Infectious disease specialist,
Kaiser Permanente
South San Francisco
South San Francisco, California
As an infectious
disease specialist, Dr.
Champsi is front and
center in the fight
against COVID-19,
and she credits Sweet
Briar with giving her
a strong foundation
to succeed in medical
school at University of
Arizona and training
at Stanford University
hospital through an
internal medicine residency
and infectious
disease fellowship.
“I learned about
Sweet Briar’s open
house at college night,” says Jamila. “When I visited, I
found the students to be warm and the faculty brilliant
and dedicated. They helped you identify what you needed
to work on and how to build your strength. The College is
a very unique place, and I don’t know if there is any other
place like it. It taught you to believe in yourself, to always
ask questions, to work with partners and to find resources,
answers and always be willing to ask for assistance. It helps
you be a contributing member of society.”
Medicine combined Jamila’s interest in science, helping
others and research. After Sweet Briar, she worked at
Rockefeller University investigating immunoparasitology
of malaria and African sleeping sickness. Presently, she is
involved in viral hepatitis research.
After attending medical school and completing her training,
she joined Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco in
1996. Today, she is chief of infectious disease and chair of
infection prevention. The simple definition of prevention
is using a scientific approach and practical solutions to
prevent harm by infections. One of her responsibilities is
to ensure the hospital adapts and follows CDC, WHO
and public health guidelines. “My team establishes infection
prevention protocols for the hospital and clinics. We
educate and oversee local policies and procedures to ensure
and maintain safety while caring for infectious patients.”
Jamila, together with the infection prevention manager
nurse, are the experts when it comes to handling
COVID-19. They have different expertise and focus, and
together, they cover all the needs in every department.
Jamila participated in developing Kaiser’s regional
guidelines that were adapted to meet the needs of each
Kaiser location and their patients. “We develop workflows
for labs, radiology, hospital, Operating Room and clinics.
We recommended and approved PPE and made sure it is
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but we know your stories are inspiring and
need to be heard. You are the foundation
upon which alumnae and students alike
realize the their full potential.
Do you have a story about how you have
contributed to the fight against COVID-19?
For instance, what changes did you
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adapt and continue to succeed? How have
you helped your community?
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properly fitted. We provided ongoing training and education
for all staff and physicians. Things are continually
changing, and we’re continually adapting.” Their work
began right at the start of the year, and they had completed
several mock drills in all areas by the time the hospital saw
its first COVID-19 patient.
Having been at Kaiser for many years, the staff know
and trust her, but she always reminds them, “You need to
trust your science because that is what everything is based
on. When you get on a plane you don’t think about being
up in the air, but that’s you trusting science. Listen to what
science is saying about COVID.” She emphasized that
“safety messaging needs to be consistent to be effective.”
“What’s been good is seeing everyone pull together to
coordinate care, support each other and communicate,”
says Jamila. “This is a team effort, and everyone has been
very engaged.”
As far as changes to the patient experience, many of them
have already been underway in health care overall, such
as telehealth. Jamila shared a couple simple changes that
made a big impact on the comfort of both providers and
patients: “We placed windows in the doors of COVID
patient rooms so that we could monitor them to ensure
they are OK. Patients are able to interact and wave to staff.
We put baby monitors in the room so we are able to talk
with each other.”
When asked what she has learned from managing the
COVID pandemic response, Jamila shared this important
reminder: “It taught me that it’s OK not to know everything,
and it’s OK to be part of the learning curve.”
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ALUMNAE PROFILE
Cortney Lewandowski ’12
Surgical assistant and histotechnician,
Dermatology Consultants, Inc.
Lynchburg, Virginia
Cortney has not only been instrumental to her colleagues
at Dermatology Consultants, but she continues to be highly
involved with Sweet Briar, helping in any way she can as
a member of the Alumnae Alliance Council Young Alumnae
Support Working Group. While at Sweet Briar, she
lived at home in Amherst, which prompted her to search
for ways to get involved on campus. She noticed how much
students enjoyed giving back to the community, and this
helped solidify her desire to help.
“One initiative I was particularly proud of was helping
the College launch their partnership with Amherst Cares,
who provides food and school supplies to Amherst County
students,” says Cortney. She received an outreach award for
the program, which continues to go strong year after year.
“Because of Sweet Briar, I learned how to be there for others,
how to make yourself known and how to have a voice.”
For Cortney, a dance major, it was not the most obvious
leap to working as a surgical assistant in a dermatology office.
“I was looking for a steady job and started at Dermatology
Consultants, helping shift the office from paper to
electronic records,” says Cortney. “That led to me learning
lots of other responsibilities and cross-training to help in
other areas of the office. I became involved with patient
check-in, began to scribe, then in January 2020, an opening
came up in the surgical suite as a surgical assistant.”
She never saw herself as going into the medical field but
was intrigued. “I like helping people, and when you love
your job, the patients notice. It is truly a female-empowered
office. As a surgical assistant, I have more one-on-one
time with patients, which I love.”
“When it became apparent early in the year that
COVID-19 was about to change how we worked and
lived, everyone on our team came together to decide how
and where to go from here,” says Cortney. They needed to
triage their patients so they could see the most advanced or
complicated cases first. They ended up developing a tiered
system based on the severity of skin cancer, which dictated
who needed to be treated first and who could wait. The
staff split up and called all their patients in shifts.
Unlike many of the others in the office, she doesn’t have
kids or other people at home to care for, so she felt she was
in a better place to step up and help as much as possible.
“We started out by wearing long surgical gowns but found
a better system because they ended up getting in the way.
We also found an N95 mask that has a gel base, so it’s
more comfortable when wearing glasses, a shield and surgical
caps.”
Dermatological consultations that were once held in
person had suddenly shifted to virtual. “The majority of
our patients are older, and we found that to be a difficult
transition for many.” But because of the personal touch and
connection with their patients, they found ways to make
them comfortable and confident.
When asked what this pandemic experience has shown
her, she shares insight that falls in line with design thinking,
a cornerstone of Sweet Briar’s leadership core curriculum:
“It is important to hear every side of the story in
order to develop the best solution. You must truly work
together and be supportive when times are hectic.”
On page 12, learn more about Cortney
and how, after spring break, she provided
a virtual fitness dance class for Sweet Briar
students and alumnae.
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Chris Svoboda ’84
2020 fall Step Singing
Alumnae Ensure Continuation of a
Bum Chum Tradition
Every year since 1961, Bum Chums have
proudly worn red and white scarves and
delighted in ringing the attached bells,
unnerving many a QV!
These scarves are revered and each contains
the name of every Bum who’s worn
it thoughout the years. Within the jumble
of Bum Chum names, there are even a few
green tags of names of enterprising QVs
who have adopted the scarf for a few days.
Since the late 80s, Bum Chums have added
a bell each year to the scarves, creating
an impressive display and sound of ringing
with each step.
This year’s group of Bum Chums made
the difficult decision to donate the wellloved
scarves to the Sweet Briar museum.
Within hours of announcing the retirement
of the original scarves, eight alumnae
volunteered to knit new scarves for the
students. Chris Svoboda ’84, a spirited
QV in her days at Sweet Briar, created
the initial patterns. Cynthia Hardy
McCabe ’75 worked tirelessly to perfect
the patterns and secure the perfect shade
of red and white yarn for the knitters.
Cyndi spearheaded the knitting, acting as
instructor and cheerleader.
In addition to Chris and Cyndi, the
following alumnae worked diligently
throughout the summer: Kristen Barnes
’08, Blair Redd Schmeig ’83, Holly
McGlothlin ’78 (another proud QV!),
Kimberly Shaheen White ’96 (Kimberly
made two scarves), Clara Barton Green
’89 and Robin Bayless ’80.
Each alumna carefully and diligently
knitted, considering it an honor to give
to the students during the longest days of
the pandemic restrictions. Many alumnae
included notes of encouragement and
support, sharing their love of Sweet Briar
with the students. Chris knitted her scarf
in memory of the late Michelle McSwain
Williams ’83, who was a Bum when Chris
was a QV, and classmate Mary Margaret
Cranz Smith ’84. Michelle and Chris
became the best of friends, in spite of the
friendly competition and teasing.
The current students were thrilled to receive
the beautiful new scarves, each with
a large jingle bell and charms representing
an old shoe, ladybug and daisy. Not even a
global pandemic could keep these alumnae
from presenting the gorgeous new scarves
to the current Bums by fall Step Singing!
This special project was an inspirational
example of the remarkable support of
alumnae, their love of the students and
the can-do spirit of a Sweet Briar woman.
Truly, there is nothing that she cannot do!
Cynthia Hardy McCabe ’75
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GIVING
Gift from Richard C. Colton, Jr.,
Kicks Off the Riding Program’s
Second Century
You start to feel the excitement even before you see the improvements
to Sweet Briar’s stables, which were made possible because of a
$1 million gift from Richard C. Colton, Jr. The stables will be named
the Howell Lykes Colton ’38 Stables in honor of his mother.
Over the past four months, construction crews have worked tirelessly
to complete extensive renovations to the west and east wings, the
Cronin Yard and the Bailey Room.
“By updating our facilities, the riding center can continue to match
the caliber of our students and quality of our program,” says Mimi
Wroten ’93, director of the riding program and head NCEA coach.
“We’ve always recruited students who are successful scholars, riders
and athletes. Now, the newly renovated stables mirror who we, and
they, truly are.”
Since the College moved to online learning for the spring semester,
construction was able to start ahead of schedule in April. Beginning
with stall and floor demolition in the west wing of the stables, followed
shortly by the east wing, the scale of the project was evident as you
stood in the open, cleaned out space. Sweet Briar staff involved in the
project—being highly tuned in to the benefits of repurposing and
sustainability—kept a sharp eye out for any wood or other materials
that could be salvaged for future use.
For those of us who have spent time at the stables over the past
49 years, the original facilities will always hold a special place in our
hearts, filled with memories of opening the wire mesh stall doors for
early morning grooming, hearing the sound of hooves on the concrete
aisleway, organizing the grooming shelves near the cross-ties, sharing
the small sink in the tack rooms to clean all that leather and, of course,
naps on the Bailey Room couch—if you know, you know!
Now, as you walk through the state-of-the-art east and west wings,
you can’t help but pause to take it all in. Your eye jumps from the
multi-surface aisleway with non-slip, cushioned pavers to the gorgeous
new stalls with sliding doors to the abundance of bright overhead
lighting. Much thought went into creating an excellent environment
for our horses, students and staff.
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GIVING
Riding Center
Renovations Phase I
Raised $1,476,00
Left to raise $381,000
If you’re interested in supporting the
renovations to the riding center, call
434-381-6131 or visit sbc.edu/give.
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GIVING
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“Everything from the bright lights in the
aisleway trimmed in Sweet Briar pink to
the fans, stall doors and automatic waterers
has made such a big impact on our daily
work managing the stables and caring
for each horse,” says Amie Chenault, stable
manager.
Each of the 49 stalls are designed with
the horse’s and human’s comfort, convenience
and safety in mind. Each horse has
an overhead fan and feeding stations and
automatic waterers are precisely laid out.
Covered groom boxes were custom-made
for each stall that has, on the front, a place
to include information and notes on that
particular horse. The tack rooms also are
being updated with beautiful wood paneling,
climate control and a sink and cleaning
station on an island in the center of the
room with plenty of recessed lighting.
“I love walking in here, it’s just so pretty
and well done. And, I feel like the horses
enjoy it. It’s calm and clean,” says Lizzie
Fisch, associate director of the riding
program, head IHSA coach and assistant
NCEA coach. “The fans are cool and
refreshing. The lighting is beautiful. The
stall mats are very nice and comfortable
for the horses. The custom-made groom
boxes on the front of each stall keep everything
tidy, which really makes the aisles
look sharp organized. And, I can’t wait for
everyone, especially the teams, to enjoy the
new Bailey Room. That will make such
a difference in their experience to have a
new, updated and comfortable space to
learn, relax and enjoy their time together.”
“The new stalls, tack rooms and aisleways
will make a huge impact for many
years to come, enabling students to pursue
their equestrian goals in the best environment
possible,” says Mimi.
Between the two stable wings is the
Cronin Yard, the central courtyard which
serves as a gathering and mounting area.
It’s also a welcoming space that leads
people to the main entrance through the
Bailey Room. The courtyard is undergoing
its own beautification project, which will
make it even more of a favorite location for
a photo op.
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GIVING
The Bailey Room has always served as
the main lounge, teaching space, indoor
arena viewing area and staff offices. It’s a
favorite place to relax and recuperate as
well as learn about riding theory and connect
with friends. Now, because of a lead
gift through the generosity of William
Passano in memory of his wife, Honey
’55, and an anonymous donor, the Bailey
Room will meet all the contemporary
needs of our growing program. Numerous
large windows will open up the view of the
indoor arena, a better-equipped kitchen
and lounge area will keep people comfortable
and a dedicated teaching space will
boost the experience of learning about
theory, management, training and equine
health.
While Mimi is eagerly looking towards
what the future has in store once renovations
are complete, she is quick to
comment how grateful the riding program
and entire College are to be the recipient
of such generous gifts. “To have received
such a significant boost to the riding
program is remarkable. These donors have
opened the door to elevating the quality
of our facilities to be among the top in the
nation—a status that we exceeded when
the Rogers Riding Center was first built
in 1971.”
Katie Balding ’21 is president of
the Riding Council, holds numerous
accolades in the NCEA, ODAC and
ECAC and was named the 2020 Sweet
Briar Rider of the Year. Here’s what she
has to say about the transformation of
the riding center.
“The overall feeling in the barn is definitely
a sense of newness but tradition
is not lost. What is most important in
the new barn is the functionality of the
space and the comfort of the horses, as
was before. It feels like our same home
riding center, but with an updated,
fresh new look.
“I have two favorite improvements
so far! Firstly, I absolutely adore the
new barn doors. They have these huge,
beautiful windows and lovely trim.
Now, even when the doors are closed in
the winter or because of bad weather,
there will still be light shining into the
barn. My second favorite improvement
is the lights! It’s a small thing to notice,
but they are outlined in pink. It’s a
tasteful way to include school spirit.
“I am actually most excited to see the
new Bailey Room. I can’t wait for it to
be done and to be able to spend time
there. I think the coaches are trying
to keep it a bit of a surprise for us, but
I have heard about new offices, and a
dedicated classroom space, which will
be great!”
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GIVING
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Sweet Briar Fund is an
Opportunity for Alumnae to
Show Their Appreciation
From students to alumnae, faculty
to staff, the Sweet Briar community is
made up of people from a wide variety of
backgrounds and affinities for the College.
Despite these differences, these donors and
friends are united by one thing: their belief
in the mission of Sweet Briar College.
Each year, alumnae and friends come
together to support the College through
gifts to the Sweet Briar Fund. For 2020-
2021, the Sweet Briar Fund goal is $5
million, with a stretch goal of $7.5 million
to cover costs and lost revenue related to
COVID-19.. Contributions to the Sweet
Briar Fund support our students through
scholarships; our faculty and our innovative
academic programs; and the stewardship
of our beautiful natural and built environment.
Sweet Briar thrives because of the
members of our community who choose to
support the College through generous gifts.
This year has been a particularly difficult
one; the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has
changed the lives of everyone on campus.
But members of our community have come
through in an amazing demonstration of
support. Not only have we received gifts
that enabled us to meet last year’s fundraising
goals, but a host of emails, letters, social
media posts and phone calls have shown
us just how important Sweet Briar is to so
many people.
Read on to discover some amazing stories
from some treasured members of our
Sweet Briar family and why they continue
to support the College.
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GIVING
Cheri Harris Lofland ’79
Hello from London, my home for 26
years now. I’m a Class of 1979 Sweet Briar
alumna, which, unbelievably to me and my
classmates, was more than 40 years ago!
Thankfully, although much has progressed,
what attracted me to Sweet Briar
remains unchanged, which is why I continue
to support the school with an annual
donation. I am so proud of the current
students, leadership and administration—
along with my fellow alumnae—who also
value Sweet Briar and continue to fight to
protect everything it is and stands for.
Sweet Briar provided exactly what I
needed at the time: I was eager to go away
to college but lacked confidence in myself
and sought an environment that would
provide me the opportunity and space to
“find myself.” The idyllic campus attracted
not only people like me—and others who
chose it for different reasons—but also
excellent professors who were passionate
about their subjects and teaching.
My time at Sweet Briar was transformational.
Not only did it provide an academic
and social home that enabled me to thrive,
but it also provided me the international
experience I craved in the opportunity
to study abroad. That opened my mind
to the world and resulted in my choice,
for the last 30 years, to live abroad. Sweet
Briar provided an early step in what has
become a fantastic journey.
Wendy Weiler ’71 and Caroline
Chappell Hazarian ’09
My daughter, Caroline Chappell Hazarian
’09, and I love Sweet Briar and our
family considers it sacred ground. The
beauty of the College and the excellence of
the education is unsurpassed.
My parents were enthralled with Sweet
Briar. They established The Jeanne and
George Weiler Scholarship to help other
young women to learn to be leaders.
My niece, Victoria Chappell Harvey ’06,
and two sisters, Patricia Weiler Thiess ’76
and Pamela Weiler Colling ’79, attended
Sweet Briar. Caroline’s two godmothers,
Ellen Weintraub ’71 and Pinky Walkley
Heintz ’71, also attended. We have all
made so many incredible Sweet Briar
friends through the years; the bonds of the
Sweet Briar sisterhood are so strong.
I was so lucky to experience Sweet Briar
not only once, but I did it again through
the eyes of Caroline. We are hoping
Caroline’s daughter, Julianne, will be third
generation!
We believe in giving back. We value the
wonderful education we received at Sweet
Briar and want to help ensure that it will
continue to be there for other young women
for generations to come.
Katie Hearn ’85
My parents were both volunteer fundraisers
for Friends School of Baltimore
when my older brothers and I attended
Friends, and my mother was a professional
fundraiser for Goucher College (her alma
mater), as well as Johns Hopkins University,
Towson University and the American
Red Cross. Basically, I have known how
important fundraising is to non-profit
organizations for as long as I can remember.
Giving of time, talent and treasure to
institutions that matter to us is a fundamental
part of my family’s ethos.
Sweet Briar matters to me, and because
I can give, I do. I have made a gift of some
amount to Sweet Briar almost every year
since I graduated, and when the events of
2015 happened, I realized that I had to
step up my giving. Sweet Briar has needed
us more than ever in the last five years,
and I am fortunate to have been able to
answer the call. It’s a check I never mind
writing, because I know that the money is
going to help young women have the same
experience that I was able to have.
I also understand how important it is
to raise money, so I have been a volunteer
fundraiser for Sweet Briar for years.
Whether it’s for my class (Yay ’85!), for
Sweet LAX, for Friends of Riding or
Friends of Athletics, for reunion, or for the
capital campaign to build the Fitness and
Athletics Center (FAC), I am willing to
help if asked.
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GIVING
Making a gift to the
Sweet Briar Fund is
easy to do.
• Make a gift online at sbc.edu/give.
Scan the QR code below.
Sarah Reidy-Ferguson ’96
I view my participation of gift giving
to Sweet Briar as a reflection of three
components—past, present and future. I
honor the past and, more specifically, the
alumna who inspired my introduction to
Sweet Briar College. I make my gift in her
memory and in thanks for passing down
her love for the College to me. For the
present, as I recognize Sweet Briar needs
my commitment to support the daily
operations of the school as we continue
to blaze an innovative path for women’s
education. And for the future, as it is my
wish for every young woman to have the
opportunity to attend Sweet Briar.
Kimberly Harden Fella ’00
As a recipient of a substantial merit-based
scholarship during my entire four
years at Sweet Briar, it’s important to me
to pay it forward and help make Sweet
Briar a more affordable option for future
generations of women. I truly loved my
four years at Sweet Briar! I cherish every
opportunity I have to be back on campus,
as well as the ties that bind all of us alums
across the miles and through the years.
I have made it a priority to donate every
year since I graduated in May 2000, and,
thankfully, my husband Chad, who loves
Sweet Briar as much as I do, is completely
on board with our financial support of
the College. We can’t wait to be back on
campus next spring for my delayed 20-year
reunion and see all the changes that have
taken place since 2015!
• Use the enclosed pre-addressed
envelope to send in a check.
• For other types of gifts, please
call the Office of Alumnae
Relations and Development at
434-381-6131.
• Notify Sweet Briar if you have
included the College in your
estate plans.
• Visit plannedgiving.sbc.edu to
find out more about making a
planned gift to Sweet Briar.
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Shop in the store
or from the comfort of
your own home.
GIVING
Great holiday
gifts for the
VIXEN
in your life!
No matter where you are, The Book Shop is your
source for all kinds of Sweet Briar swag, including
sweatshirts, T-shirts, caps, mugs, decals and more.
shopsweet.sbc.edu
Show your pink and green pride!
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inMEMORIAM
As
of Oct. 1, 2020
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1938
Carolyn Staman Ogilvie
March 23, 2020
1939
Sarah Belk Gambrell
July 30, 2020
Jane Holden Walker
August 24, 2019
1940
Margaret Katterjohn McCollom
April 1, 2020
1942
Nancy Parker Barnwell
July 25, 2020
Janet Quinn Eichacker
July 23, 2020
Florence Gillem Pressly
September 17, 2020
Gloria Sanderson Sartor
September 15, 2020
1945
Patricia Carr Bowie
April 3, 2020
Wyline Chapman Sayler
July 19, 2020
1946
Marguerite Emmert Baldwin
July 1, 2020
Patricia “Pat” Groesbeck Gordon
April 11, 2020
Jane Pickens Church
November 6, 2015
Anne Hill Edwards
April 29, 2020
1947
Carol Blanton McCord
May 31, 2020
Evelyn “Evie” White Spearman
August 16, 2020
Patricia Hassler Terrell
July 24, 2020
1948
Martha Davis Barnes
October 4, 2020
Mayde Ludington Henningsen
July 12, 2020
Gloria McElroy Pennell
May 17, 2020
1949
Marilyn Hopkins Bamborough
September 12, 2020
Ruth Garrett Preucel
July 31, 2020
June Eager Finney
May 1, 2020
Nancy Barnes Coffin Defeyter
March 30, 2020
Elizabeth “Betsy” Brown Bayer
April 15, 2020
1950
Joan “Jo” Gulick Grant
July 8, 2020
Evelyn Morris Gregory
August 9, 1994
Bettye Wright Schneider
July 16, 2020
Nancy Richards Smith
September 19, 2020
Jean Yanick Snyder
June 4, 2020
Cora Jane Morningstar Spiller
May 8, 2020
1951
Ann Mountcastle Gamble
April 7, 2020
Rosalie “Pinkie” Barringer Wornham
April 12, 2020
Harriet Heiden Kirchhoff
July 29, 2020
Denis Barnes
June 23, 2020
Nancy Keen Butterworth Palmer
August 24, 2020
1952
Linda Brackett
October 25, 2018
Katherine “Jane” Guthe Coffey
April 11, 2020
Mary Bailey Izard
September 10, 2020
Jane “Kitchie” Roseberry Tolleson
July 22, 2020
Alice Stansbury White
September 1, 2020
1953
Anne Joyce Wyman
March 12, 2020
Mary Elizabeth “Liz” Ray Hessler
May 31, 2020
1954
Leta Patton Badgett
May 14, 2020
Mary “Mimi” Hitchcock Davis
June 28, 2020
Mary Jane Roos Fenn
July 31, 2020
Harriet “Hatsy” Robinson Taylor
July 5, 2020
Jayne Berguido Abbott
August 11, 2020
1955
Mary Reed Simpson Daugette
March 31, 2020
Diane Johnson DeCamp
June 13, 2020
Natalie Cavallo Wills
June 5, 2019
1957
Anne McGrath Lederer
July 9, 2020
Joy Peebles Massie
May 3, 2020
Mary McCarrick Holahan
June 17, 2020
Marjorie Whitson Aude
September 15, 2020
Jane Fitzgerald Treherne-Thomas
July 4, 2020
1958
Dorothy “Poogie” Wyatt Shields
March 28, 2020
Sarah “Sally” Byers Sugar
June 25, 2020
Langhorne “Lanny” Tuller Webster
May 28, 2020
1959
Mary “Cookie” Cooke Carle
January 4, 2020
Cecile Martin Pearsall
August 30, 2020
Adora “Dody” Prevost Ragsdale
June 19, 2020
Barbara Kelly Tate
June 30, 2020
1960
Charity Paul
October 28, 2019
1961
Simone Aubry
May 19, 2020
Judith Atkins Wall
May 28, 2020
Carol Lessmann Margol
June 3, 1994
Cornelia “Dolly” Jordan
March 29, 2020
1963
Joy Berguido Campbell
2016
1965
Johanne Vinson Finney
December 3, 2018
1966
Judy Wilson Grant
June 15, 2020
Mary Herlihy
July 9, 2020
Cordelia Harrison Ward
July 19, 2020
1969
Adele Perry Hart
May 4, 2020
Mary Ann Kilpatrick Russell
May 24, 2020
1970
Eleanora Marshall
May 7, 2020
1971
Elizabeth “Liz” Wilson Mumford
September 13, 2020
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1973
1976
1988
2002
Judith “Judy” Buttrick Sargent
June 5, 2020
Debrarae Karnes
June 22, 2020
Suzanna Reed Townsend
July 1, 2020
Kimberly Martin Robson
July 19, 2020
1974
Catherine “Kitty” O’Neal Owens
June 26, 2020
1991
2011
Eugenia “Jeannie” Manning Schmidley
June 15, 2020
1982
Tiffany Avery-Willis Smith
January 31, 2019
Deborah “Debby” Willis
August 22, 2020
Helen Sockwell
July 29, 2018
Maura “Kathleen” Freemon
July 6, 2020
inMEMORIAM:
Jane “Kitchie” Roesberry Ewald Tolleson ’52
Former Sweet Briar board member Jane
“Kitchie” Roesberry Ewald Tolleson ’52
died at her home on July 22, 2020. She
was 90.
Kitchie married John A. Ewald, Jr., in
1954. John passed away in 1979 and in
1981, his parents established the Ewald
Scholars program with a permanent
endowment. Through the years, Kitchie
made additional investments in the
fund. The goal of the program was to
add inspiration to the College’s academic
life by bringing scholars of international
reputation to campus. In that regard, the
program has been an unqualified success.
The program got off to a fine start when
it supported a visit from four of the world’s
foremost primatologists: Jane Goodall,
Dian Fossey, Birute Galdikas and Francine
Patterson. Through two full days of
morning, afternoon and evening lectures,
films, slide shows, a panel presentation,
and question/answer sessions, they shared
information about their studies in field
and laboratory on chimpanzees, gorillas,
and orangutans.
Other important visitors made possible
by the program include:
• Isabel Allende, Chilean author of The
House of the Spirits and City of the
Beasts
• Maureen Regan, daughter of the 40th
president of the United States
• Shirley Chisholm, the first black
woman elected to Congress
• Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and
winner of the 1986 Nobel Peace
Prize, among other awards
• Wilma Mankiller, Principal Chief of
the Cherokee Nation
• Alice Walker, Pulitzer Prize winning
author of The Color Purple
• Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Nigerian
author of Americanah, which was
Sweet Briar’s Common Read selection
for 2018-2019
• Liza Mundy, who wrote Code Girls:
The Untold Story of American Women
Code Brekers of World War II
In addition to her support of the Ewald
Scholars Program, Kitchie was incredibly
generous to Sweet Briar in other ways as
well, providing support for the library and
the Sweet Briar Fund. She received Sweet
Briar’s Outstanding Alumna Award in
1984.
Kitchie’s daughter, Katie, graduated
from Sweet Briar in 1979. Our thoughts
are with Kitchie’s family.
Did You Know?
Jane Goodall was a visiting
professor at Sweet Briar from
1977-1981.
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CLASS NOTES
CLASSnotes
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1949
Preston Hodges Hill
3910 S Hillcrest Dr.
Denver, Colo. 80237
edhillj@earthlink.net
Carolyn Cannady Evans has
moved to an assisted living residence
in Raleigh, NC, to be near two of her
daughters who live there. Carolyn
reports memory issues but sounded
well, gets two meals a day and still
has her small dog. Like many of us,
and all who are in retirement homes,
she is in lockdown and has no news
of other classmates.
My suitemate Katie Cox Reynolds
and husband, Phil, are each 92.
They live in a retirement home outside
Hartford, CT. A daughter had
planned to accompany them to visit
me in CO in June as they have two
grandkids in Boulder and Denver.
Due to COVID, they have cancelled.
Katie had a recent fall resulting in a
compression fracture of a vertebrae
for which she hopes to have minor
surgery soon.
Our class president Caroline
Casey Brandt lives at Westminster
Canterbury in Richmond and reports
that she is in lockdown and
cannot see other residents. Classmate
Libby Trueheart Harris is there in
the health unit. Caroline was reading
the book by Anna Chao Pai ’57,
“From Manchurian Princess to the
American Dream,” and finding it fascinating.
Anna said she loved Sweet
Briar, and her four years there were
among the happiest of her life. Caroline
has two great-grandsons. Her
son, Stephen McGhee, just retired
as the associate minister at Caroline’s
Episcopal church in Richmond, but
he and his wife will remain in Richmond.
Her daughter, Margaret, and
wife also live in Richmond. Caroline
sent me an interesting article from
the Miniature Book Society news.
Caroline has been a major collector
of miniature books for many years
and through that association met her
late husband, Paul Brandt.
Classmate Peggy Cromwell Taliaferro
connected with me on Facebook.
She sent me her new phone
number, so I called her. She lives in
a retirement home in the Baltimore
area. She keeps up with Susan Waxter,
daughter of our classmate Judy
Baldwin Waxter. Susan is now retired
and prior to COVID was doing
a lot of traveling.
I contacted my suitemate Peggy
Lawrence Simmons whom we called
Larry (her sister was also SBC). Larry
resides in Midland, TX, where she
was headmistress of an Episcopal
day school for many years. Larry says
she is suffering aging problems like
deafness and failing eyesight but still
manages to live in her own home and
has a number of friends with whom
she can socialize in normal times. She
misses being able to deliver Meals On
Wheels as she did prior to COVID.
Her daughter Susie and husband and
their two children all work in health
care but to date remain healthy. Her
daughter DeeDee writes mystery
stories under the pen name Carole
Lawrence and has a new book that is
selling well on Amazon entitled Edinburgh
Twilight. Larry recently lost
her brother Rusty.
Mary Fran Brown Ballard reports
that Marilyn Hopkins Bamborough
passed away this spring.
Fortunately, I am doing quite well
in my home of 58 years, have wonderful
neighbors and an excellent
driver. I gave up driving last Oct. My
driver and his wife do my grocery
shopping. I continue to cook for myself
and am grateful to be in my home
and able to walk well-masked in my
neighborhood.
1952
Pat Layne Winks
312 Arguello Blvd., Apt. 3
San Francisco, CA 94118
415-221-6779; (cell) 415-350-2994
plwinks@earthlink.net
Though the name of your class
secretary appears at the top of these
notes, credit should go to our intrepid
class president. When the
virus hit, Joanne Holbrook Patton
took upon herself the task of trying
to reach every single one of you. I’m
sure that her personal communication
was responsible for the gratifying
increase in our class giving. Many,
many thanks to Joanne, and to you
all.
There have been inevitable losses.
Katherine Guthe Coffey (known
to us in college as Jane, later called
Tink) passed away in April. She was
a real estate broker in San Francisco
for many years. Tink and I met several
times in our adopted city. She had
retained her bright wit and beauty.
Earlier in the year we lost Nancy
Hinton Russell. I wish I could quote
more of her obituary, which captured
her vivid spirit. “She placed the highest
value on strength of character and
maintained exacting standards for
every undertaking, whether it was
laying a table for a family meal or rebuilding
a life torn apart by the Vietnam
War.” Also gone early this year
was Katherine Babcock Mountcastle
who lived a life of community
service on the boards of many
worthwhile foundations. Marianne
Vorys Minister passed away in January
2020. Director for many years of
her own design firm, she was mother
of four, grandmother of six. Louise
Kelly Pumpelly also passed away in
Jan. She was a tireless volunteer and
competitor—in bridge, tennis and
dartball. At 81, she participated in a
half marathon and was fastest (and
oldest) in her age bracket. In July, we
lost Kitchie Roseberry Tolleson.
Throughout her life she maintained a
devoted commitment to Sweet Briar.
We all recall Kitchie’s energy, enthusiasm
and warmth.
Pat Beach Thompson and Sue
Judd Silcox grieve the loss of their
dear husbands of many years. Sue’s
husband Jack died in Feb. The family—a
large clan that includes multiple
great-grandchildren—gathered
together to mourn his loss. Pat lost
her dear Calvin in May, so the family
congregated in a socially distanced
way at her neighborhood church.
Our bodies are not always kind
to us. Nancy Hamel Clark had hip
surgery. Benita Phinizy Johnson
sustained broken ribs and pelvis in
an automobile accident. Upon her
return from rehab she had to be
quarantined at her retirement facility.
I hope that by now Nancy Trask
Wood has fully recovered from her
broken hip. Others of us have suffered
falls, with consequences that
hinder easy movement.
Time for happier news! Two
classmates were lucky enough to enjoy
IRL (in real life) celebrations of
their 90th birthdays before the lockdown.
Frances Street Smith’s family
came from TX to her home in Chattanooga.
Pauline Wells Bolton was
surprised on her birthday by the arrival
of her four children, who came
from Houston, TX; MI; Vancouver
(WA); and San Miguel Allende,
Mexico.
We are sheltering in a wide range
of places. Many are in retirement
communities where group activities
have been curtailed. Some continue
to enjoy wide open spaces. Helen
Graves Stahmann is able to walk to
her farm in Australia. Others who do
not have to be concerned about social
distancing include Sue Spayde
Sparks, whose home has 60 acres.
DeeDee Bell Lyon lives in a converted
stable on a friend’s farm and walks
daily with her two active dogs. (She
has finally given up riding!) Since
DeeDee’s home is near Charlottesville,
she was able to get together
regularly with Kitchie Roseberry
Tolleson until the virus hit. Jane
Russo Sheehan (another ex-rider)
also relies on her dog to get her out
for regular exercise. Nancy Morrow
Lovell has stayed in her large country
home, where she can enjoy the local
animal population of raccoons, deer,
bears and their offspring. We share
Nancy’s concern for her daughter, a
respiratory therapist at a tragically
busy Seattle hospital.
Our families give us loving support.
At the outset of the pandemic,
Betsy Wilder Cady was kidnapped
from her MA retirement community
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to her daughter’s home in Gainesville,
FL, then a virus-free environment.
Now she has returned to her
safer home in MA. Trudy Kelly
Morron lives with her daughter
and husband in CO. Barbara Mc-
Cullough Gilbert and her husband
moved from their long-time home
in OH to a retirement community
in Decatur, GA, at the encouragement
of her son there. Nancy Trask
Wood stayed with her son’s family in
NC while recuperating from a broken
hip. Joanne Holbrook Patton’s
son, Ben, and family left NYC when
it became a virus hot spot and moved
to the cottage on the Patton property
near Joanne’s home before going on
to upstate NY.
Some of us remain committed to
urban life. Joanne O’Malley Foster
and Ginger Dreyfus Karren are still
in NYC, and I am still in San Francisco.
Most of us, wherever we live,
are trying to get familiar with Zoom,
FaceTime and other technological
advances. One positive side effect of
the virus is the motivation to reconnect.
I’m sure that many of you have
picked up that old-fashioned device,
the telephone, to renew precious
connections with friends you had
lost touch with.
I hope that by the time these
notes appear in the magazine, many
months from now, our lives will have
brightened and the terrible virus will
no longer threaten the world.
1953
Florence Pye Apy
40 Riverside Ave., Apt. 6Y
Red Bank, NJ 07701
floapy@verizon.net
What a time to write class
notes—plenty of time to write,
very little to write about. I have
talked (via email) to Kay Amsden,
Edie Norman Wombwell, Sug
Cantey Patton and Dale Hutter
Harris. All of us (including
mates) are in continuing care
communities, living in similar
conditions during this pandemic—wearing
masks, sometimes
gloves, having meals dropped
off at our apartments, watching
television, etc. I have been blessed
with a family, all of whom have
Zoom. A daughter-in-law in CA
had three graduation parties for
three grandchildren who did not
have traditional graduations, a
couple of birthday parties, plus
Mother’s Day and Father’s Day
get-togethers. Guests ranged from
HI to CT and NJ, with many
from northern and southern CA.
College reunions took a hit. This
dreadful situation is probably
affecting you and your families in
similar fashions.
Sug is still recovering from
the bad fall she had in May.
Despite visitation restrictions
and quarantine rules she and Pat
are fortunate to have a daughter
nearby who is able to drop off
groceries, etc. Other family members,
including sons, grandchildren
and great-grandchildren, live near
enough to visit when visitation
rules no longer exist.
Unfortunately, during this time,
two classmates have passed away.
Anne Joyce Wyman died on
March 12, 2020. At SBC, Anne
was chair of the Riding Council
and a member of Paints ‘n’ Patches
and the Classical Club. An avid
athlete she played varsity field
hockey and lacrosse. Following
her marriage to Dr. Joseph C.
Wyman, a metallurgist, in Sept.
1966, they commuted between
their NY apartment and their
home on Quogue, Long Island.
They had one daughter, Anneke,
who graduated from Yale, cum
laude. After Anneke’s marriage to
Klaas de Boer the couple settled in
Wimbledon, England where Anne
and Joseph visited regularly. In
NY, Anne was a faithful member
of the board of directors of the
privately funded Society for the
Relief of Women and Children.
Following Joseph’s early retirement,
he and Anne travelled the
world until a stroke side-lined her.
Unfortunately, Joseph, her caretaker
for many years, predeceased her.
Surviving are her daughter, sonin-law
and grandsons, Alexander
and Nicholas.
Liz Ray Herbert Hessler died
on May 31, 2020, after contracting
COVID. Liz was born in
Durham, NC, attended St. Catherine’s
in Richmond and graduated
from Kent Place School in Summit,
NJ, where she excelled in field
hockey and basketball. Her height
of 5’12” (never 6 ft.) was undoubtedly
an asset. She was known
for her friendliness, independent
spirit and sharp wit. At SBC, she
majored in music theory. She left
after her junior year to marry William
Pinkney Herbert, Jr., whom
she had met at a friend’s wedding.
They moved to Charlotte where
they raised four boys. Following
Bill’s unexpected death in 1976,
Liz entered the residential real
estate business. She met Ormond
Hessler, who was employed by the
same company in the commercial
real estate division. They married
in 1978. Ormond died in 2011 at
the age of 90. Liz was an active
athlete participating in golf and
tennis tournaments. She was
involved in community activities
as a longtime member of Christ
Episcopal Church, a founding
member of the Grandfather Golf
and CC in Linville, and a member
of the Junior League of Charlotte
and the German Club. She also
worked for U.S. House Rep. Alex
McMillan as his local communications
liaison. Liz is survived by her
four sons and their families, one
step-daughter and nine grandchildren.
Our sympathy goes to both
Anne’s and Liz’s families.
Please, oh please, send me some
happy news for the next issue.
1954
Bruce Watts Krucke
201 West 9th St. N.-Unit 184
Summerville, SC 29483
bwkrucke@gmail.com
Opening with some very sad
news. Our wonderful class
president, Mary Jane Roos Fenn,
passed away very unexpectedly at
the end of July. Unfortunately, her
obituary has not been published
yet, so I don’t have much to tell
you about her very interesting
life. I do know that while at SBC,
Mary Jane was a drama major
and directed our senior show.
As an alumna she was always a
wonderful participant in many
SBC activities. She was very active
in community life both when she
and Dick lived in NY and after
they retired to Williamsburg, VA.
Mary Jane was predeceased by her
husband and one of their twin
daughters. She is survived by two
daughters, Susan Fenn Bemus
and Jennifer Fenn Doherty, and 6
grandchildren.
Here are three more obituaries
of our classmates who were at
SBC only a short time.
We send our sympathies and
condolences to the family of
Leta Patton Badgett. She was
born in Waco, TX, and attended
Waco High School, graduating
at 16. After a year at Sweet Briar
College, Leta returned to TX,
attended Baylor University and
the University of Texas, where she
joined Pi Beta Phi sorority. Leta
married Charles Shepard Badgett
III in April 1955. They had four
children.
Sadly, Leta lost her beloved
husband at age 32 after his battle
with cancer. Leta was active in the
Junior League of Dallas and the
PTAs of her children’s schools
while raising four kids alone. She
became an accomplished artist, inspired
by her love of travel. Adventures
took her to Europe, Central
America, Mexico and Asia. After
the death of her daughter, Anne,
Leta returned to Dallas to raise
her grandchildren. In recent years
Leta resided at Presbyterian Village
North. She is survived by her
children Charles Shepard Badgett
IV and Leta Badgett Harrell;
her brother Dr. James Russell
Patton, Jr.; six grandchildren, one
great-grandchild and five stepgreat
grandchildren.
The second one is Harriet
“Hatsy” Robinson Taylor, 87, a
gardening author and columnist.
She died July 5, 2020, at Geer
Village in North Canaan. Hatsy
began writing about gardening
in 1982 with the debut of her
column, Hilltop Harvest, which
was published for years in The
Lakeville Journal, the Torrington
Register and the Berkshire Eagle.
She is also the author of two illustrated
books, Weeds and Wisdom
and Mother Nature’s Wit and
Wisdom. Having worked as an
accountant earlier, Hatsy served
on the North Canaan finance
committee for several years. Her
civic-minded contribution was
also running the annual Norfolk
Library Book Sale for more than
35 years. Hatsy volunteered with
the Hospice Foundation of Ameri-
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sbc.edu
ca, the Friendly Visitor program
and a local mentoring initiative.
She also sang with the Litchfield
County Choral Union. Hatsy’s
other passion was tennis where
she won doubles championship
matches at the Norfolk Country
Club. Her head for numbers also
led to success at bridge, a game she
played with many lifelong friends.
Hatsy graduated from Renbrook
School in West Hartford, Miss
Porter’s School in Farmington,
CT, and the Hartford School
of Music. In 1955, she married
Henry Hammond Taylor of
Fairfield, CT. In 1962 they got an
abandoned farm in East Canaan,
where they spent the next 43 years
raising three daughters, along with
sheep, chickens, llamas and cows.
Hatsy and Henry also built a business
designing and manufacturing
hand-crafted lamps, clocks and
desk accessories. Following her
husband’s death in 2005, Hatsy
continued to write about her life
on the hill, adding a website and a
weekly blog. She kept a small flock
of sheep and continued to pursue
her gardening, tennis and bridge.
Hatsy epitomized the flinty
Yankee pioneer, who hauled her
own firewood, tended her sheep
and also drove fast in a small red
convertible. She is survived by
three daughters, six grandchildren
and two great-grandchildren.
The third classmate we lost was
Mimi Hitchcock Davis, born
Mary Leffingwell Hitchcock.
Mimi died on June 28 at 87. Wife
of the late Ray E. Davis, Mimi
grew up in Manhattan and Port
Washington, NY. She enjoyed
time spent with cousins, aunts
and her grandmother at the Glen
Springs Resort Hotel in Watkins
Glen, NY. Mimi attended
Port Washington High School,
graduated from high school at
the International College of the
Sacred Heart in Tokyo in 1950
and attended Sweet Briar College.
She married Ray in 1956 on
Long Island. After living briefly
in Washington, DC, and CA,
they moved to Glastonbury, CT,
and spent nearly 60 years there.
Mimi shared a love of horses
with her daughters and husband.
Mimi worked for fifteen years as a
medical assistant at an OB/GYN
clinic in CT. In her later years, she
did volunteer work at her church.
Mimi enjoyed the knitting group,
helping in the kitchen, tending
plants and working on behalf of
the Shepherd’s home in Middletown.
Mimi leaves behind her four
children, and four grandchildren.
Side note: Mimi was the first
one of our classmates that I met. I
went to high school in Yokohama
while she was in Tokyo and I had
to go to Tokyo to take the SATs.
We were the only two females in
the large group taking the tests
and what a coincidence that Sweet
Briar was the only college either
one of us had applied to.
Now a few brief notes from
other classmates. Through Jerry
Driesbach Ludeke I learned that
Vickie Toof Johnson has her own
small place with a yard for her
dog. She says she uses a walker
now, as I’m sure many do, and
that she has a helper also. Vickie
was trying to locate Bee Pinnell
Pritchard. Bee was still living near
Richmond at our reunion last year
but talked about moving to Texas
to be near her children. Sweet Briar
doesn’t have an address for her
either. So, if anyone knows where
Bee is, please let us know.
As for Jerry herself, she writes:
“I’m enjoying the challenge of
sheltering-in-place. I haven’t been
in a shop since March 15 and am
getting very creative with some not
very exciting meals using supplies
in my pantry. Timing worked out
perfectly for me in passing on my
job as the director of the Bakersfield
College Archives. After 13
years they finally assigned one of
the librarians the job. We overlapped
this past fall and I turned it
all over to her when the pandemic
began. Whew! I still work online
as her advisor/assistant. Same
thing with my church job as the
financial secretary for over 20
years. I told them I was not going
to be back in church until the
virus settles down and a vaccine is
available. Our church services are
still online now anyway. So, I got a
replacement there. Footloose and
fancy free! I live in a complex of
12 private homes surrounding a
big swimming pool and palm trees,
so I am out for an early morning
swim before the sun shines on the
pool each day. I miss seeing my
family, but life is good and will get
better as this finally passes.”
I chat with Shirley Poulson
Broyles on Facebook and we
also email some. She and Norris
moved into their retirement condo
in Atlanta in March after having
been promised it would be ready
the previous October. Just in time
for virus isolation.
Small world department. A
friend of mine from high school
in Japan, who lives in a retirement
community in Vero Beach, FL,
had a new partner for a trivia
game there. It was Kirkland
Tucker Clarkson ’53. She and I are
now emailing and catching up on
mutual friends.
No news is good news from me.
We are being well taken care of
where we live—temps taken every
day, meals delivered, doctors come
to the house, if needed.
Our class was only in fourth
place for the 1950s classes in
percentage of people giving to the
College for the fiscal year with
42.3%. In amount given we are
third. We could do better.
With our loss of Mary Jane, we
need to get a new class president.
Any volunteers? Any nominations?
Please let me hear from you.
1955
Emily Hunter Slingluff
1217 North Bay Shore Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23451-3714
emilyslingluff@aol.com
What a treat to have our 65th reunion
on the internet! We connected
on May 30 via Zoom with the help
of our great class president Mitzi and
also helpful Clélie from Sweet Briar!
It took some time with many of us
having trouble properly connecting,
but at least some finally did it and
we looked at each other! Also, each
of us said a few words about what we
are doing during this pandemic time
and just in general. It was nice. The
word that came to my mind when it
was over was that it was dignified!
Respectful! We were not all talking
at the same time. Most of us just said
a very few words about our own outlook
on life and what we are doing.
Almost no long talks about our families.
Personally, I loved just seeing
each one of the wonderful classmates
and hearing each nice outlook on life.
Those who took part were Phyllis
Joyner, Elise Wachenfeld dePapp,
Kay Roberts McHaney, Anne Williams
Manchester, Gretchen Armstrong
Redmond, Nancy Anderson
Shepard, Ruth Campbell VanDerpoel,
Pam Compton Ware, Anne
Lyn Harrell Welsh, Camille Williams
Yow, Jane Feltus Welch, Mitzi
Streit Halla and Emily Hunter Slingluff.
Sue Lawton Mobley, Newell
Bryan Tozzer and Betty Byrne Gill
Ware wanted to join but there were
glitches. Mitzi is hoping we can have
another Zoom meeting sometime.
Following our Zoom reunion, I
had two good phone conservations
with classmates who had connected
then. Camille Williams Yow had
said that she is living in a condo on
Peachtree Road in Atlanta, which I
had mistakenly thought was a retirement
place, but it is a 40-story building
of condos! It is in the nice Buckhead
area of Atlanta and near her old
house. Camille is involved in many
things including book clubs, the
Sweet Briar Atlanta Living Room
Learning, bridge games and more.
We talked about little things and the
big things going on in this country.
I also had a long follow-up talk
with Kay Roberts McHaney, and
we went deeply into the philosophy
of important issues. Being involved
with ownership and publishing of
several newspapers in TX, she is
especially interesting to talk with
about newspapers and news. In general,
it is a treat to keep up with her.
Some months before the Zoom
reunion, I heard from Joan Kells
Cook. She wrote, “I haven’t been
very good about keeping in touch,
so since I am a shut-in with everyone
else, you are hearing from me.
These last few days I’ve been thinking
about Sweet Briar and all the
good years there. I won’t be coming
to reunion because of health issues.
My husband of almost 64 years had
cancer, got a clean bill of health last
year then had an accident where he
broke his hip. It cancelled our lives
and now the virus. We’re doing well
though with shopping and a son
living nearby. We also Skype with
our daughters in OR and CA. We
are still in our almost 100-year-old
house on a lovely lake south of Seattle.
We see deer, lots of water and
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birds, and bald eagles are almost always
special. Before the quarantine,
we were still playing bridge and going
to plays and operas. Please say
hello to everyone.”
Another treat was an email from
Sue Lawton Mobley who wrote,
“Every day has been so much like the
one before and after it that I didn’t
think I had anything worthwhile to
report. I was in quarantine for about
ten weeks at Canterbury Court until
my daughter Anne came for me.
Canterbury was wonderful caring
for everyone and we’ve had no cases.
But I am now at her house, enjoying
being with her, my son in-law and
one granddaughter. My older granddaughter
has just moved into a condo
in a wonderful complex and she
is thrilled! No telling how long I’ll
be here, probably several weeks. At
this point, if I return to Canterbury,
I would have to stay in my apartment
for two weeks. Charlotte, my younger
granddaughter, has a condition
that makes her very susceptible to infections
and viruses, so she and I are
pretty much in the same situation;
we are not going anywhere. There is
a lot of COVID-19 in Atlanta, and
Anne is being very cautious about
going to the store, etc. I was so disappointed
in not being able to join you
all in the reunion! I was there for a
minute but then all went dark and I
couldn’t get back on. The mysteries
of the internet! I am reading an interesting
book, Elderhood. It seems
that the words old and elder provoke
different reactions in people, elder
providing more respect! Take care
and stay well.”
Ginger Chamblin Greene and I
had a nice phone visit discussing the
pandemic and the situation at Westminster
Canterbury in Charlottesville.
There have been times of lockdown
and times of quarantine there,
as in most retirement places. She
and Fred are in one of the separate
cottages there and so are able to go
outside a lot, which they enjoy. She
was as upbeat as usual, and both she
and Fred seem to be in good health,
and she even mentioned him playing
tennis since Boars Head tennis had
reopened in July. We talked about
Sweet Briar, too!
Fritz Merriman Naylor and
I had a good talk and she sounded
wonderful. Fritz and Ginger had
roomed together at Sweet Briar for
several years. Fritz said she has trouble
walking but no complaints about
that even though she still lives in a
large condo in Sagamore Hills, OH,
and the condo is several stories, not
just one floor. She said that overall,
she feels good. Among other things,
we talked about our kitty cats! Both
of us have been dog lovers, so this is
a sort of a new thing and fun. Fritz,
whose husband died some years ago,
says her two step-sons are so dear
keeping in touch with her from TX
and CA.
Derrill Maybank Haygood and
I keep up a good bit, and we had a
recent talk about her family and
also about the violence going on in
Charleston then. Such sadness for
her to have lost her wonderful husband
Ben and, only a short time later,
her very dear brother, too. Derrill did
leave Sweet Briar after three years to
marry Ben, although I had written in
the last class notes that it was after
two years. I also love thinking about
her mother who we know was May
Queen at Sweet Briar some years
ago!
Jeanette Kennedy Hancock and
I had a good phone talk and she
sounded wonderful and appreciative
of life. In July, some weeks after we
talked, her husband died at age 89.
His obituary was online with a really
wonderful picture of him. They had
been happily married for 62 years.
He was evidently a very loved judge
in Birmingham and very involved
in many good endeavors. He and
Jeanette had been living recently at
Kirkwood by the River, a lovely retirement
place run by the Presbyterian
Church. They had two sons and a
daughter, and all of them are married
and have three children. It was good
hearing about her grandchildren,
too. Jeanette said that now our classmate
and her friend in Birmingham
for many years, Frances Bell Shepherd
and her husband, are also living
in Kirkwood by the River. Frances’s
husband was responsible for finding
that nice property for that retirement
home some years ago. Jeanette also
has kept up a bit with Mary Boyd
Murray Trussell. She said she saw
her some time ago when Mary Boyd
was in Birmingham. Mary Boyd and
her husband, George, have evidently
been spending some time during this
pandemic in Panama City, FL, where
they have children.
Several years ago in Sea Island, GA: Sue Lawton Mobley ’55, Newell Bryan
Tozzer ’55, Honey Addington Passano ’55, Betty Byrne Gill Ware ’55, Emily
Hunter Slingluff ’55 and Kathleen Peeples Ballou ’55
Nella Gray Barkley is doing her
usual work helping people find their
careers and life paths. She says that
recently she is doing this mostly online
but also sometimes at a meeting
room in Charleston. She says
she finds herself particularly busy
at this pandemic time because a lot
of people are rethinking their lives.
Her two granddaughters are both
in graduate schools and living in the
NY area: one is at the International
Culinary Education Institute and
one at the Pratt Institute studying
Environmental Interior Design. Nella
is happily living at her same house
in Charleston and also sometimes
goes to her cottage on nearby Edisto
Island.
Elise Wachenfeld dePapp is
taking it easy at her condo in Pittsford,
NY. She has a dog she loves, a
Pomeranian. She sent me a picture
and he is adorable! We talked about
Sweet Briar and a bit about riding
where she excelled at Sweet Briar
and later, as she did in many things,
including being a doctor. She told me
one of her daughters is an associate
vice president of Merck Pharmaceuticals
and lives on Cape Cod, and
her other daughter is a veterinarian
and is planning to move to Portland,
ME. Because Elise has trouble
hearing, she has some special device
that shows my words spoken on the
phone on a screen for her to read.
Anne Lyn Harrell Welsh is living
in the same nice house in Sterling,
VA, where she has been for
about 20 years since her husband
died. Her daughter Carol lives with
her and at this time. Anne Lyn is
worried about a health problem Carol
has but hopes all will be alright.
It has been present for some years.
Anne Lyn enjoys her house and
particularly the nice garden she has
there and having her dear daughter
with her.
Emily Hunter Slingluff, me:
I always feel strange writing about
myself in these notes. I am happy
for a wonderful life as I find that my
smart classmates are, too. Putting
together these class notes does take
time and work to get it right, but it
is a huge treat because of connecting
with such dear old friends! Of
course, meaning old as in many years
of friendship! I am so enjoying my
old wonderful house on Linkhorn
Bay and also going often to the Atlantic
Ocean and our cabana there at
what was the old surf club. Writing
and speaking about the importance
of the job of parenting takes much of
my time, and the appreciation from
many parents keeps me wanting to
do more to help. Recently I have
started doing YouTube videos. I am
missing my good bridge games. Also,
I am missing seeing friends as are all
of us during this worrisome pandemic
time. My married son, a surgeon,
is in Charlottesville with the
University of Virginia and my married
daughter lives 16 houses from
me, and her two married daughters
are full time mothers with precious
children, too. I am thankful for them
and for all of you, my classmates!
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1956
Mary Ann Hicklin Willingham
P.O. Box 728
Skyland, NC 28776-0728
hicklinw@bellsouth.net
Lee Chang Crozier sent the first
response I received to my summer
request for updating what you have
been doing in recent months. Lee
says she does not have much news
but wants to say hi to classmates and
stay connected. She says they are
well and safe, staying in place. She is
appreciating good books even more
and Zoom gatherings.
Karen Steinhardt Kirkbride
writes that SBC is the perfect place to
be returning to or entering this fall!
Like so many, Karen and Richard are
staying at home in Annandale, VA,
where they are managing fairly well,
although Richard has some mobility
problems. Their adult children are all
doing well. Son Steven lives nearby;
son Kevin and wife Britt live on the
west coast. Son Trevor and wife Sarah
live in Manhattan and are doing
their work online. Their two children,
like so many, have mastered
working and learning on computers.
She is looking forward to seeing a lot
of us at our 65th reunion next May!
Joan Broman Wright is looking
forward to hearing what clever
things others have been doing in
these times of isolation. She has
found that Zoom church and garden
club meetings have been an interesting
experience. She continues to
work in her garden and mostly stays
ahead of the political mailings. Before
the virus, she went to her nearby
daughter’s frequently for dinner but
now has retreated into her cocoon,
with the virus escalation in FL. She
hopes everyone is well and safe, is
looking forward to reading everyone’s
news and hopes to see you at
our 65th in May.
Rose Montgomery Johnston
spent most of the summer here in
our WNC mountains at her summer
home on Lake Summit. Because
of the pandemic, she took many
walks around the lake, missed seeing
her friends (including me) and dining
out because “this virus goes on
and on....” After arriving here from
Memphis, she has done no traveling
of late, but hopes early in 2021 to go
to Patagonia with her daughter Bailey.
Even though perhaps “it is time
to move on,” she still has her psychotherapy
practice, now seeing clients
only by phone. She is proud to hear
about SBC’s progress!
Ann Stevens Allen sent a note
saying her rental farm and carriage
house apartment have kept her busy
for the last year. She says she just sits
in her rocking chair on her porch
and thinks how lucky she has been.
Betty Buxton Dietz writes that
she and Burt are handling “this house
arrest” caused by the coronavirus as
well as they can, hoping it will be
over while they can enjoy their volunteering
again. She has spent time
going through family papers, now
being the matriarch of the Buxton
family. Burt lost his twin sister on
Ash Wednesday 2020 and is now
patriarch of the Dietz family. She
spends time knitting scarves for the
Seaman’s Institute to put in Christmas
bags as well as baby hats for
preemies at three area hospitals.
Frances Shannonhouse Clardy
moved (4 years ago) from her home
of 51 years to a condo, then earlier
this year to “the old folks’ home,” all
in Charlotte. She is loving her new
home where many of her long-term
friends also live. However, this virus
has changed her way of living. She
regrets that the virus has changed
college for her grandchildren: one
living room graduation, no masters
at St. Andrews and no normal senior
year for another on his beloved crew
team. However, she is optimistic that
we will overcome this current chaos.
Bette Forbes Rayburn describes
the current environment as “this
weird world we live in.” She has
moved permanently to the farm at
314 Malatchie Rd., Fort Valley, GA
31030. She says her children are
a grand foursome inside and out.
They forbid her driving on US 85,
so instead she does a lot of walking,
working and fishing. No one can
come now because of the virus. She
sends greetings to all: “Take care,
wear masks and stay in touch!”
Marty Fields Fite is hanging out
at home, walking 45 minutes every
morning. Finding it creative to cook,
she and her sister take turns cooking
dinner, followed by a couple of episodes
of Downton Abbey.
Kay Smith Schafer writes from
Palo Alto, CA, where she has lived
since 1957. Now 1-1/2 years since
her husband, Bob, died, she has
moved into an 11-story charming
retirement home in downtown Palo
Alto. She noted that Frances Kirven
Morse ’68, who wrote the book, The
Little College That Could, is a friend
and resident at Kay’s retirement
home. Kay says she does not go out
much because of the virus.
Jean Dowdy von Schilling writes
that their FL island home is so different
from the VA farm where they
lived for years, yet quite beautiful and
a great destination for family gatherings.
She had recently talked to Kitty
Harrison who is well, happy and as
charming as ever! One of her granddaughters,
who lives in NY, plans to
enter her first year of college at UVA
this fall. Jean and Dutch are ecstatic
that their grandchild is returning to
her VA roots!
Mary Koonz Gynn writes from
IN that she is staying busy and active
in order to handle this virus situation.
Her activities include mowing
grass, taking care of her father,
hoeing and pulling weeds in the corn
patch, playing golf with friends and
riding her bike.
Macie Clay Nichols wishes she
could add something really interesting
to her last notes, but says she
would have to make it up. Due to
the virus they had to cancel a trip to
France. They wear masks and miss a
lot of life because of social distancing.
No church, club or dinners out,
but lots of phone visits which are not
the same. She has cleaned out dusty
corners and keeps the food chain
fresh and regular. Gardening is her
therapy, except for the poison ivy and
chiggers. She enjoys nearby grandchildren
and her husband, Robert,
stays healthy on dialysis. She still
does a bit of real estate.
Jane Slack Sigloh is happy to be
at Westminster Canterbury in Charlottesville
during this pandemic, noting
that conversations are restricted
to being across driveways! However,
they occasionally slip away to go fishing!
She says in spite of the virus, life
is good, and bids us all to stay safe!
As for me, this eternal era has
certainly changed my way of living!
Fortunately, my house is on 35
acres and has plenty of clean air. I
am very blessed with many interests
and much to do, definitely exceeding
my energy levels. As I write this, six
months passed without seeing any of
my family, but at the end of June and
July I did see all three of my daughters.
I am cheering for a soon-to-be
vaccine so our class can gather at
SBC next May! If SBC reserves Elston
Inn for the older classes, we will
be in great shape with an elevator
and shuttle service all over campus.
So, I am hoping to see many of you
in May!
1958
Eleanor St. Clair Thorp
3 Stoneleigh #6D
Bronxville, N.Y. 10708
schatzethorp@gmail.com
It seems like only a few days ago
that I sent in our class news for the
spring alumnae magazine, but now
it is time for our fall 2020 news, so
thanks to you all who sent me a note,
and I hope our other classmates will
do the same next issue. Sadly, I must
begin with the news of the passing of
two of our classmates.
Claire Cannon Christopher and
Jane Oxner Waring sent this letter:
Some of you may already know that
our dear classmate Lanny Tuttle
Webster died of a heart attack on
May 28 at her home in Greenville,
SC. She was a natural leader and
presided over many of the causes
she valued. We will never forget her
kindness, her smile and her great
spirit! She remained committed to
Sweet Briar all through the years.
Please join us in making a gift to the
greenhouse at Sweet Briar in memory
of Lanny.
Sally Byers Sugar died peacefully
in her home in Columbus, OH, on
June 25, after a long and courageous
battle with pancreatic cancer. She is
survived by her husband, Jack, four
children and several grandchildren.
More information can be obtained
from the college alumnae office.
Cornelia Long Matson and
her husband, Dick, have given a
$500,000 donation to Sweet Briar
to support viticulture and provide a
path for the future. We all owe Cornelia
and Dick a huge vote of thanks!
It is a very wonderful and welcome
gift to the growth of our college campus.
Betsy Alden Robinson’s news
came last winter, just after our deadline,
so I promised her I would save
her notes for this issue. She keeps
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busy, singing in a cabaret, going to
a Shakespeare class and keeping in
touch with her far flung family.
Mary Lane Bryan Sullivan
writes that she and her husband
John celebrated his 95th birthday!
They are pretty much at home but
enjoy Zoom times with family and
friends. Grandson, Jack Jurgovan,
will enter his second year at the University
of Georgia this fall.
Beedy Tatlow Ritchie and her
husband are still enjoying a quiet life
in Palm Desert, CA, dropping plans
for their annual summer trip to
Michigan given the current state of
travel. She looks forward to hearing
from her classmates.
Betty Rae Sivalls Davis says that
she and husband, Paul, have been
enjoying reading and eating. Her
question is, when this weird time is
over, what do we do: Go to Weight
Watchers or go to AA??? LOVE
that question.
Ethel Ogden Burwell spent the
winter months in Lexington, VA,
near her daughter Ethel ’82 as she
has for the last few years. She stayed
there until June, due to safety from
COVID, but is back in MI now. Her
grandson and his wife brought her
twin great-grandson twins for a long
weekend which was fun. She keeps
in touch with Beedy Tatlow Ritchie
when she comes to MI, as well as
with Betsy Alden Robinson who is
still singing professionally in Santa
Fe, NM.
Tibby Moore Gardner is currently
in Richmond and very concerned
about the whole issue of
monuments on Monument Avenue,
as are most of her friends and neighbors.
She and Bill spend time going
back and forth to Virginia Beach.
Mary Taylor Swing and her husband
Bill are sheltering in place in
Burlingame, CA, but keeping busy.
When she wrote, Bill was very busy
working on the 20th anniversary
of the United Religions Initiative
(which he founded when Bishop of
CA), celebrated this summer on June
25. Bill is also working with George
Schultz and Mikhall Gorbachev
(among other dignitaries) on an
event to recognize the 75th anniversary
of the Hiroshima bombing on
Aug. 6. Obviously busy lives!
Lynn Prior Harrington wrote
from Skidway Island, GA, earlier
this summer to say not much news,
except disappointment that her trip
to the Amazon in August was canceled.
She does see Celia Dunn ’61
from time to time.
Jane Shipman Kuntz and her
husband are still in Powell, OH,
and writes that she has had extensive
back surgeries for the last five
years, with eight screws in her spine!
This has slowed down her gardening
work, but she is still active at St.
John’s Episcopal Church. She reports
on her three daughters, all of
whom are doing very well. Martha
and Don building a retirement home
in Ponte Vedra, FL. Lee has been on
TV with tales of interesting crimes
her DA’s office has prosecuted, and
Anne was recognized by her state
professional association as the top
communications director for long
term care facilities in Ohio.
Eleanor St. Clair Thorp (that’s
me) and her husband, Peter, still
spend their winters in Bronxville,
NY, and their summers in Dennis,
MA, on the Cape. This year they
spent March and April on Hutchinson
Island, FL—a month longer
than usual due to the virus conditions
in NY. All three girls and all
seven grandchildren are doing well.
Teddy Donohue is off to UVA and
Eliza Migdal off to the University of
Chicago this fall. Henry Rentz will
go back to the Naval Academy for
his second year.
1960
Lura Coleman Wampler
1406 Thomas Rd.
Wayne, PA 19087-1318
lcwampler@comcast.net
Greetings to all! I have the pleasure
of being able to mention many
classmates’ names mainly due to a
Zoom reunion that took place on
July 31. Thanks to Lucy Martin Gianino
for setting it up and hosting
the session. It was truly wonderful
to see so many familiar faces and
to hear each participant tell a little
about herself. Some have lost their
husbands and many have moved to
retirement communities. Here is a
mention of those who were present
in no particular order.
Kathy Knox Ennis is living with
her dog in a Sunrise in Atlanta, GA.
Nancy Beekman Carringer moved
to Annandale, NJ, after her husband
died. Carolyn King Ratcliffe and
her husband, Clyde, are moving to
an apartment next to Patti Powell
Pusey at Westminster Canterbury
in Richmond where Anita Perrin
Towell also lives. Frank and Jane
Tatman Walker split their time
between Indianapolis, IN, and
Sarasota, FL, and Sue Styer Cahill
is living in Reading, PA, and is limber
enough to play lots of golf and
to go west for skiing each winter.
In Bethesda, MD, Barbara Beam
Denison is now painting after having
given up her framing business of
45 years. Gail Lloyd lives in NYC
where she saw this timely Longfellow
quote in a store window, “After
all, if it is raining, the best things
one can do is to let it rain.” Barbara
Murphy Hale continues to live on
her farm in the eastern shore of MD
after her husband’s death a year ago
and specifically mentioned the planting
of a 9-acre wildflower meadow
to attract pollinators. Linda Sims-
Grady Newmark lives on Lake Keowee,
SC, and plans to attend the
October graduation of her granddaughter
at SBC. Gail Hayman
Wilson moved from upstate NY to
a condo in Ashburn, VA, and Susan
Hendricks Slayman lives in a retirement
community in Williamsburg,
VA. Ann Crowell Lemmon is doing
okay after having lost her beloved
Phyz in December and still lives in
the Atlanta, GA, area. Grace Suttle
retired from her medical practice in
2006 and is now painting in Charlottesville,
VA. Rhett Ball Thagard
continues to live in Birmingham, AL,
having lost her husband 7 years ago
and Jean Morris Stevenson splits
her time between NC and a ranch in
TX. Anne Duquid, our St. Andrews
student for one year, tuned in from
the Isle of Wight, off the southern
coast of England and told us she is
a fiction editor for an American publishing
company. Margot McKee is
still involved with selling real estate
in Newtown Square, PA, and in CT.
Melinda Moore Sweet is no longer
practicing law and reports that she
talks weekly with Katie Mendelson
McDonald. It was great to see
Dinny Muldaur Dozier who spends
time in Los Angeles where she made
a movie last year and also on Martha’s
Vineyard, MA, where she started
an animal shelter. Gwen Speel
Kaplan has become a Richmond girl
having lived there for 13 years, where
she hosts an annual luncheon for a
dozen classmates when Anne Rienecke
Clarke visits. Our notable author
Elizabeth Meade Howard has
lived in Charlottesville, VA, for over
50 years and reports that her husband
has started a day-school there.
From New Orleans, Harriet Hurley
Nelson told us about her husband
dying of the COVID virus in a retirement
community that was on
lock-down, so she couldn’t be with
him. Norma Patterson Mills has
lived in the same house for 54 years
in Chattanooga, TN, where her
three sons also live. Our first-year
class president, Winnie Ward, continues
to live in NH and Nina Wilkerson
Bugg and her husband are
moving into a new retirement community
in Atlanta called Peachtree
Hills Place. They will still hold on to
their full-time house in Highlands,
NC, and will have to learn how they
will handle when and where they
live. In Sterling, VA, Carolyn Gough
Harding is studying Chinese on
Zoom. Becky Towill McNair lives
in Charlotte, NC, and is proud that
one of her daughters is a Sweet Briar
graduate. Peggy Cook Lunt continues
to live in Santa Fe, NM, where
she married David Lunt after her
husband Seth died, and Ginger
Newman Blanchard spends a lot of
time playing golf and proudly related
that her niece is in charge of the
riding program at SBC. In Marblehead,
MA, Betsy Buechner Morris
retired from banking and with her
husband has sailed long distances
(as in from Newfoundland to South
America). She has become a writer,
first for boating magazines, and recently
has published three books and
many short stories. In Columbia,
SC, Nancy Corson Gibbs is playing
tennis and traveling worldwide, her
latest trip was to Sicily just before
things shut down, and Isabel Ware
Burch continues to live in Williamsburg
where she remains active with
Bruton Parish Church.
The following classmates were
not on the Zoom session but did
send me some news. Carol Barnard
Ottenberg is living the new normal
life in Seattle, WA, and writes
among other things that we should
not whine unless we take out the “h.”
Patti Powell Pusey is looking forward
to a crab fest with all 19 family
members (she intended to be on the
Zoom reunion but did not receive
the link). Jane Riddle Lancaster is
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currently traveling to a mountain
home in Linville, NC, to escape the
heat in TX. Mary Ellen Dohs Acey
and her husband just moved from a
cottage into an apartment in a retirement
community in Henrico, VA,
in order to be closer to a new activities
center. Jane Ellis Covington,
the keeper of our class scrapbooks
and other memorabilia, sends love
to all. In NYC, Lucy Martin Gianino
is chair of Parents in Action,
a support group for independent
school students and also is involved
with a Sloan Kettering organization
called Visible Ink, which encourages
cancer patients to write about their
experiences which are then acted out
on stage by professionals. Fred and I
have been living in our pre-Revolutionary
farmhouse in Wayne, PA, for
almost 50 years where I continue to
board horses and tend to my many
gardens and various animals. I look
forward to the time when our seven
grandchildren can visit again, and I
can actually hug them!
Put May, 28-30, 2021 on your
calendars for our postponed 60th
reunion at the College. In the meantime,
stay healthy and safe! Love to
all! Lura Coleman Wampler
1961
Julie O’Neil Arnheim
41 Pitt St.
Charleston, SC 29401
jarnheim@princeton.edu
Bess Hutchins Sharland
1724 Aberdeen Circle
Crofton, MD 21114
thefroghall@verizon.net
Thanks to Nancy Coppedge
Lynn, the first to respond to my request
for ’61 news, I, Julie O’Neil
Arnheim, spent many delightful
hours in my recliner enthralled by
five seasons of the French language
TV series, A French Village (Un Village
Français), on Hulu even though
it is over 10 years old. Since my usual
spring/summer vacation in France
was obviated by the pandemic, this
fictional fast-moving tale of the Vichy
occupation kept me connected,
and because I caught 80% of the
French dialog with my hearing aids
in and none without them, I know
how much I need hearing aids. My
octogenarian’s ego was flattered by
my language acumen. Other planned
trips were cancelled, including one
to Savannah to celebrate Marion
“Mimi” Lucas Fleming and Peter’s
60th wedding anniversary, which
was first postponed from their June
9 date until Labor Day and then
again because no FL judge was permitted
to leave the state. Although
Mimi may be officially retired, she
still works a full schedule. At this
rate, Celia Williams Dunn, Lou
Chapman Hoffman, Mimi’s bridesmaids
and I may have to wait until
their 61st anniversary to celebrate
with them in GA where they were
married.
Also a proud proponent of hearing
aids, Susan Cone Scott is able
to adjust hers via phone and is quite
taken with such modern technology.
Holed up in her condo in Austin,
TX, even though she survived a clinically
diagnosed case of COVID in
March at age 81, Susan is being very
cautious, as immunity is not guaranteed.
She was ill for about three
weeks but was never hospitalized
and suffers no apparent lasting effects.
She is making good use of her
found time by going through boxes
to trash or donate in addition to
watching PBS and reading. Don’t we
all have boxes of memorabilia lurking
around? She sends her wish that
we all stay safe during this unusual
dark time.
Faith Bullis Mace, our youngest,
whose 80th birthday comes along
when most of us are pushing our
next digit, had to cancel yet another
cruise with her extended family. Last
year it was due to her own illnesses;
needless to say, COVID was the
culprit this year. Margaret Wadman
Cafasso had rented a house
near Tanglewood for the summer
for years, but she postponed that at
least until the fall as she cannot drive
from Delray with pooch Bisous in
tow without stopping overnight
along the way, and it seemed imprudent
to stay in a motel. She reports
that she has done puzzles of many
kinds but would prefer additional
social contact. Margaret Gwathmey
is spending the summer in her San
Francisco home rather than enjoying
the fresh air of the Chesapeake
as she has done forever and ever.
Others of us have thwarted travel
plans but have found other interests.
Bess Hutchins Sharland is leading
her book club discussion on David
Blight’s biography, Frederick Douglass.
I, Julie, took up clay pot gardening
in my driveway; the organic blue
corn was a bust, but the eggplant was
successful.
In June, Suzanne Nash Ruffin
moved from her restored historic
family home, where she had lived for
29 years, to a new condo just nine
blocks away located on the Cape
Fear River. Having recently celebrated
birthday #81, her son, Laurence,
suggested phoning her rather than
emailing. Her new address is 240
N. Water St., #1154, Wilmington,
NC 28401. Her phone is (910) 763-
7367. If you want to hear Suzanne’s
adorable accent, give her a call. I’ll bet
it’s the same!
In October 2019, Diane Stevens,
a Seattleite for almost 20 years, spent
time with Jane Garst Lewis and
her family at their vacation home in
Portugal. She and Jane have kept in
touch throughout the years. Diane
worked for the Lewis’s at their language
schools in Finland and Japan
and reports that the time spent, especially
in Japan, was “perhaps the
highlight of my life.” Diane discovered
the Seattle Chamber Music Society
shortly after moving to Seattle
in 2001, and has been a long-time
board member.
Jeanne Bounds Hamilton and
Ross, her husband of 56 years, have
spent 2020 since March in their
home in Easton, MD, rather than in
the apartment in NYC. The whole
family did get together for July 4
however, and all are doing well.
Simone Aubry ’61 at Machu
Picchu in 2001
Jeanne sent a photo of the family
celebrating her 80th birthday taken
in Carl Schurz Park in NYC. Jeanne,
an only child and mathematics major,
noted, “It is amazing how two
people can create such a large family.”
The Hamiltons have four children:
Ross Jr. has twins who just graduated
from Duke; Will has 2 boys;
Chris has a boy and 2 girls; and Blair
has 2 boys and a girl. And, of course,
Jeanne does not look 80!
Our indefatigable Bee Newman
Thayer had to postpone revision
surgery on her left knee replacement
scheduled for April 6. As elective
surgeries were being postponed everywhere,
hers was reset to July 6.
Her right knee replacement had a revision
in 2019 and then rehab, so she
had been living at Kendal, a CCRC,
in Hanover, NH, since Sept. 2019.
As usual, Bee cheerfully underplays
Jeanne Bounds Hamilton ’61 celebrates her 80th birthday with family in
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any ailment. Her phone calls, her
emails and her words in support of
Sweet Briar never cease; and, largely
due to her efforts, our class went over
the 30% participation mark.
Thanks go to Bee and to Mary
Cosby Rinehart, our fund agents,
who went all out to secure the continuation
of Sweet Briar’s innovative
new programs. In times of
such uncertainty, our alumnae came
through. We girls/ladies/women
are pretty impressive! Bee’s revision
went off on schedule and she is again
rehabbing and doing well. She will
be fit for reunion next year, she says.
Penny Stanton Meyer still hopes to
see Bee in Hanover once all settles
down. For now, she reports all is well
on Maryland’s Eastern shore, “the
land of pleasant living.”
Maria Garnett Hood and Bob
are at Camp Greenbrier in WV for
an unusual summer camp season.
She calls it a sort of campground
with meal service and activities.
Sanitation and distancing rules are
de rigueur. Maria misses the regular
camp session for young boys that she
loves, but this version allows families
to enjoy some outdoor fun during a
most unusual summer.
Judith Atkins Wall attended
most Class of ’61 reunions over the
years but graduated magna cum
laude in English literature from
Boston University in 1962, having
married in 1959. Judith was a strong
supporter of Sweet Briar and will be
missed by her many friends of ’61.
She passed away in May after a long
illness.
Another beautiful and steadfast
donor classmate, Simone Aubry,
died in MA. From the condolence I
wrote on her Boston Globe obituary,
I received a note from her lifelong
friend, Caren Rosenthal, who had
heard many stories of Simone’s years
at Sweet Briar and her friendships
there, e.g. a European tour with
Ginger Lutz Elwell and a Lindblad
National Geographic tour of Machu
Picchu in 2001 with Patti Anderson
Warren. We saw Simone last at a
reunion, swimming and taking lots
of photos, which she later shared
with us, at Bee’s family farm outside
Amherst. Her obituary reads,
Simone’s passion for life is reflected
in her wide range of interests which
included skydiving, scuba diving,
photography, art history, jewelry
making, archeology, astronomy, aerospace
and environmental issues. In
2019, in celebration of Simone’s 80th
birthday, The Simone Aubry Center
of Excellence for Children (aubry.
excellence@gmail.com) was formed
in Washington, DC, to share some
of her lifelong interests of the natural
world with inner city children and
their families. The future work of
that foundation might possibly mesh
with some of Sweet Briar’s ecological
endeavors and become a lasting link
between Simone and SBC. Fingers
crossed.
Our classmate on the ground,
Judy Greer Schulz, taught piano
on FaceTime in the spring semester
2020, and it worked remarkably well.
Her three students thought so too
and have signed up for the fall; all
will remain flexible as to what mode
the instruction will take.
I, Julie, am very excited about
the curriculum’s emphasis on agriculture—apiculture
and viticulture.
Optimizing for humanity’s basic
needs through engineering and employing
the raw material willed to
Sweet Briar by the Williams family—all
that wonderful acreage!
We could not have predicted this
60 years ago. Don’t forget our 60th
reunion in 2021. We will see those
vineyards for ourselves!
The Class of 1961 remembers
these classmates who have passed
away in 2020: Judith Atkins Wall,
May 28 in Pawleys Island, SC; Simone
Aubry, May 19 in Sudbury,
MA; Cornelia “Dolly” Howard
Jordan Kyle, March 29 in New Orleans;
Carol Ann Lessman Margol,
June 3 in Miami, FL; Virginia “Sister”
McCall Engelhardt, Jan. 6 in
Montgomery, AL; Glen Moncrieff
Heede, July 2 in Rye, NY; Adora
Prevost Ragsdale, June 19 in Raleigh,
NC.
1962
Parry Ellice Adam
33 Pleasant Run Rd.
Flemington, NJ 08822
peaba@comcast.net
From Patsey Carney Reed:
“Aside from praying for a vaccine,
I’ve discovered it is easier to talk on
Zoom than exercise or do yoga. I
can’t seem to watch and do it all at
the same time. Watching wins! I’ve
had a total role reversal with my
three grown children, one of whom
calls almost every day with the same
message: ‘Mo-o-om are you staying
home?’ I’ve also discovered that there
are no moderate political opinions
among my friends. Isn’t this the
strangest of all times? Love to all,
Patsey”
Winnie Swoyer Phyfe writes:
“I’m still kicking. Can’t believe 80 is
around the corner. Jim and I have
nine grandchildren ranging from
five-15 (six girls and 3 boys). The
virus has made it hard to see them
which is quite sad. Grandmothers
will be the ones to find a vaccine, I’m
sure. We have lived in S. Dartmouth,
MA, since Jim retired about 10 years
ago. We lived in Hong Kong for almost
8 years and then bought a house
in New Zealand. Our sailboat was in
NZ until Jim and others brought it
back five or so years ago. We sold the
NZ house and moved permanently
to S. Dartmouth. Fantasy...that
kids would all move to NZ. I wish
we had been able to keep the house,
especially now. It is the most beautiful
country and the greatest people.
Sigh. We sold the boat and have been
land bound. Hard for Jim but not so
much for me. While in Hong Kong,
I travelled extensively throughout
Asia and India. I laughed that I had
been to Bhutan but not to Italy. I
loved all the travel and am glad I
was able to take advantage of living
in Asia. Since being home permanently,
I have been involved with the
Garden Club of Buzzards Bay, the
summer chapel here and the Lloyd
Center for the Environment which
is a non-profit organization devoted
to educating children and maintains
the sea and bird life in the area. I do
the NY Times crossword, go to the
opera when possible and read lots of
books. These days, I’m afraid I watch
a lot of British television on my iPad.
Luckily I don’t mind staying home.”
And finally, I hope you all have
been following the Sweet Briar success
saga from several sources! We
should be very proud and grateful
for the current leadership which has
not only saved our alma mater, but
elevated it to new exemplary heights.
Strong women stand solid and secure.
Stay tuned!
1963
Allie Stemmons Simon
3701 Guadalajara Ct.
Irving, Texas 75062
asimontc@outlook.com
Greetings to the class of 1963!
This will probably be the strangest
set of class notes in our history as
our world copes with the coronavirus
pandemic. I asked “What are
you doing?” and the answers came
back much alike: Not a lot—cooking,
reading, gardening. Maybe Lucy
Otis Anderson said it best: “I’ve been
pretty good at doing nothing but this
new normal has taken my skill level
in the doing nothing department up,
way up!” Lucy, our class president,
sent a cheery email to all our classmates
in the early days of the virus
and enjoyed hearing back from many
of you. She has also recently had a
conversation with McNair Currie
Maxwell who has moved from CA
back home to Burlington, NC.
Keitt Matheson Wood reports
that she and Frank are “staying well
and staying home with lots of walking,
reading and occasionally having
a few friends over on our deck, socially
distanced, of course. It’s definitely
life in the slow lane.” Nancy
Dixon Brown says “All is well here
(in Atlanta). I have been reading,
doing puzzles and knitting. I do
get out to the store and I have been
walking early before it gets too hot.”
Nice to hear from Anne Wrightson
Efird who taught herself to make
Chrismons and has made over fifty!
“Between that and doing a thorough
house cleaning I have managed, but
I don’t like it!” Margaret Millender
Holmes finds her life has changed
little, the result of living a simple
Vermont life. Her flower beds have
never been so well kept! Her family
is all well except for one grandson
who moved to IA, and he has recovered.
Ginger Cates Mitchell reports
that although she and Mitch were
exposed to the virus, thanks to a
granddaughter temporarily living
with them, they both tested negative
and were never ill. They’ve used
their down time to clean out, tend
gardens, make bread, make Zoom
connections with classmates, read
good books, watch some dark TV
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and dream of a normal life. Laura
Lee Brown is spending lots of time
at home with her garden and farm
demands. She has had to close a hotel
and two restaurants because of
COVID, one had just opened in a
barn on one of their farms, very sad.
From Sue Jones Cansler:
“Like everyone else we’re muddling
through this unprecedented time—
thankfully so far the virus hasn’t
struck anyone in our family or group
of friends. I’m thankful that I like
to read and still enjoy cooking since
those have become major activities.
And thank heavens for Zoom! Living
on an island we fared well in the
spring as we had perfect weather, and
it’s so easy to get outside. Getting hot
here now, so Chuck and I are headed
to the NC mountains in Aug., looking
forward to cooler weather and a
change of scenery.” Lucy Boyd Lemmon
Edmunds says “I have been
connecting with my modern European
history major by reading Churchill:
A Walk with Destiny, a recent
biography of 900 pages. Thanks to
Professors Masur and Muncy!” And,
another book recommendation from
Prue Gay Stuhr who has also been
filling the pandemic time with reading.
“A book that really touched me
was The Last Negroes at Harvard.
Eighteen men entered Harvard in
1959 and graduated in 1963 as African
Americans. It was intriguing
to read since we were classmates at
SBC during the same years,” she says.
Some news from before the
pandemic—Katharine Blackford
Collins writes, “I was lucky to get
in two back-to-back trips in Feb.
before the lockdown. First, a week of
cross-country skiing in Yellowstone
with my younger son and his family.
Then, a flight from Jackson, WY,
to Jackson, MS, for a week-long civil
rights tour with The Nation magazine
along with my younger brother.
I’ve been in a two-year study group
moving from slavery through emancipation,
reconstruction, redemption,
etc., so the tour was especially
meaningful as we met with pioneers
of the civil rights struggle.” Katharine
returned to Seattle in March, and
when the schools closed down, her
cottage became the Spanish language
learning center for her two Seattle
grandsons.
And this news goes back over a
year, but Betsy Parker McColl did
not want to tell us of her troubles
while they were still going on. “I had
the shock of being diagnosed with
breast cancer in June of 2019. Fortunately,
it was discovered early in a
routine mammogram (keep having
them, everyone!) and was stage one.
The lumpectomy was successful
and there was no lymph node involvement,
thank God. I will have to
admit the chemotherapy was brutal
but that is all behind me now, and
I am blessed to be feeling like myself
again. I know that many of our
classmates have dealt with various
forms of cancer, and mine was minor
comparatively speaking, but there is
nothing like the relief of recovering,
to which all survivors can testify. I
am especially grateful that my treatments
ended before the pandemic
hit. I can’t imagine dealing with cancer
on top of the stress of COVID
lurking around every corner.”
Valerie Elbrick Hanlon had
quite an adventure thanks to
COVID! “I was in France when the
pandemic hit, as I am each winter,
and was nervous about boarding
my flight home March 14 when no
one seemed to be taking things very
seriously. So, I fled Paris in a hurry
to the medieval village of Castelnau
in southwest France where I have
friends and rented a lovely house
where I planned to spend a month or
six weeks. As we know, things turned
out differently and I stayed for 3-1/2
months. When my Air France flight
and all non-stop flights to Washington,
Boston and Philadelphia
were cancelled, I flew Delta to JFK
on July 9 on an almost empty plane
and walked into an empty airport.
I’m now reunited with family who
fled Brooklyn in mid-March for our
summer place near Cooperstown,
NY. It is supremely wonderful to be
home at last!” And a few of us are
changing locations permanently.
Jean Meyer Aloe writes that Ed’s
health is slowly deteriorating and
that they are moving to Doylestown,
PA, where their younger daughter
and two grandchildren live. They
have found an 1829 renovated house
there and Jean says “thank goodness
it’s older than I am!” Chris Devol
Wardlow and Gary have been hunkering
down in CO. They sold their
house in Vero Beach in January and
are building in an area just south
of Savannah, GA, but are not sure
when they will feel safe enough to
travel there. Their daughter and sonin-law
have moved from Seattle to
Denver and live very close to them.
Their son and his family live in Bend,
OR. Jean Yardley Amos has found
the last five months tough but is
looking forward to moving to a Presbyterian
Village nearby in December.
She has a grandson in college and
two granddaughters in high school.
Heinz and I (Allie Stemmons
Simon) have been weathering the
storm in TX and are now hoping to
spend some time at our Snowmass
Village, CO, home and get out of
the heat. Our major project has been
closing Heinz’s office and setting up
a place of his own in what was once
our third bedroom. This is going to
mean a lot of togetherness! Literally
every response I received for these
notes included concern for each other,
best wishes and hoping all are well
and safe. Jane Goodridge summed it
up: “Wish everyone the best! We’ll
make it through this!” I concur. Love,
Allie.
1964
Virginia “Ginny” deBuys
7312 Saint Georges Way
University Park, FL 34201
gdebuys@gmail.com
The term Insider Report is sometimes
used in news articles. Yes, we
have come to this— your view of
your life is from the inside of your
house while dreaming of travel and
reminiscing over past adventures. I’ll
wager the box of pictures is still waiting
for you to organize but you have
straightened every nook and cranny
in your house twice over. I received
a few newsy notes but most of you
were happy to just be marked present
(alive!). A few of you we can keep
up with on Facebook and enjoy your
thoughtful take on current events or
photos (Susan Dwelle Baxter, MC
Elmore Harrell, Elizabeth Matheson
and others). VM, Hedi, MC
and I have enjoyed touching base
with many of you in recent months
including: Marsh Metcalf Seymour,
Helen Dunn, Anne Day Hermann,
Dona Van Arsdale Jones, Judy
Dunn Spangenberg, Leezee Scott
Porter, Vera Le Craw Carvaillo,
Mollie Johnson Nelson, Josephine
England Redd, Lee Houston Carroll,
Carrie Peyton Walker and
Nancy Gillies—just to name a few.
Please know that it is always good to
hear from you even if it is a brief note
or phone call.
VM del Greco Galgano: “When
do I cross the line by having too
many streaming services? I watch
people dying in wonderful mysteries
from all over the world, but when
does it get harmful to me? Anyone?
I am coping with the crisis and know
that we are very lucky.”
Hedi Haug White: “In this
strange year, we successfully moved
to a new apartment here in NYC,
which included downsizing of 40+
years of accumulation (very freeing)
and are glad the move was behind us
when the world shut down. Gratefully,
we are all okay and managing
fairly well. I’m inspired by Sweet Briar
so steadfastly staying the course
and by the amazing support of the
Sweet Briar family.”
Rosamond Sample Brown:
“I am at my Dallas house reading,
watching Netflix series and trying
to escape this angel of pestilence
that is plaguing our world. I spent a
marvelous month in Cambodia and
Vietnam in Jan. and returned to the
U.S. just before the entry borders
were closed. I have canceled two
more overseas trips plus going to my
San Diego townhouse (neighborhood
packed with bars and restaurants)
this year, so it looks like I will
experience my first Dallas summer
in 15 years. Ugh. Whenever I begin
to whine, however, I remind myself
of all the people who have lost their
jobs, their businesses and possibly
their home.”
Grace Mary Garry Oates: “I got
really sick in Feb. and just as I was
beginning to recover, the pandemic
arrived in full force, locking us all inside.
I’m pretty sure I had COVID
(had all the symptoms). Whatever it
was, it left me exhausted and feeling
about 150. I have at last regained my
energy and feel, well, younger than
78. Everything else is on hold— so
no trips to TX or New Orleans or
my annual trek to Rome. I spend
lots of time on my wonderful screen
porch reading, remembering stifling
summer afternoons of my childhood
when there seemed to be all
the time in the world just to sit and
read. There are worse ways to spend
a summer!”
Dona Van Arsdale: “You’re
right! My calendar has been blank
because I have been diligently staying
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home. My MD county, next to DC,
has stricter rules than the rest of the
state. Like most others, my emailing,
texting, phoning, cleaning, reading
and Netflix watching have increased
tenfold!”
Nelie Clark Tucker: “I have
been social distancing like everyone!
But for the last three weeks, I have
hugged our children and their families—even
went to VT with five of
six kids and their seven children and
four husbands! Husband, Dave, is
working in his downstairs office, and
I keep busy gardening, reading, praying
and phone visiting. We drove to
Richmond last weekend to visit a
nephew; it was great to be in VA.”
Libby Kopper Schollaert: “I am
enjoying babysitting new grandson,
Jack, and managed a trip to RI in
June.”
Jo Ann Soderquist Kramer:
( JoAnn is our other reported coronavirus
case. She had it early in Feb.
after a trip to board meetings at Tusculum
University, her mother’s alma
mater.) “I traveled via air in March
to VA for a week, returning home
just as VT was closing down. VM
and I attended Marcia Thom Kaley’s
doctoral dissertation defense at
the University of Lynchburg on the
17th. Marcia knocked it out of the
park! Stopped by SBC, spent time
with Carol Fowler and Spice and
Meredith Woo. The campus looked
terrific. After a late start to summer,
it is now way too hot here in VT;
climate change effects are very noticeable
over my 26 years living here.
I am happy to be where the coronavirus
situation has been handled
extremely well. I walk five to eight
miles every day no matter the weather,
mow my own grass and tend to
flower and vegetable gardens. I have
a farm stand with free offerings of
lettuce, beans, cucumbers, tomatoes
and peppers. I play golf and do miss
travel.”
Ginny deBuys: “Jerry and I are at
home pretending we are still newlyweds.
We had a Tauck trip planned
to the southwest which was cancelled.
My volunteer work as an employment
counselor with a women’s
group here continues via Zoom, as
do my board meetings with another
group. It is all too isolating, and FL
and U.S. leadership does not give me
hope for immediate change.”
Ginny, as secretary: “We send a
hug and sympathies to Nancy Banfield
Feher and Sarah Strother
King who both lost their husbands
earlier this year. You all send socially
distant hugs to your fellow classmates
and a number of you expressed
appreciation of President Woo’s
leadership and the good news on
enrollment, fundraising and student
action to face the virus. Getting back
to campus to see the golden meadow
of wildflowers is on my bucket list,
but most of all I yearn to see all of
you! Stay well and write often.”
1965
Sally McCrady Hubbard
47 Parsons Green Circle
Sewanee, TN 37375
931-598-5338
cell: 931-636-7320
sally@hubbard.net
First, we celebrate our class giving!—41.6%
participation and total
gifts of $182,119. Our fund agent
Mary K. McDonald is proud that so
many of you stepped up, some very
significantly, and helped our College
build sustainability. Those who
did not contribute yet are invited to
do so, as we all anticipate our 55th
reunion redo in May 2021. Now to
this unique COVID news.
Melinda Musgrove Chapman
moved into an independent living
residence in Feb. At first, there were
many activities and new friends to
be made—and then COVID—and
all were required to wear masks, stay
6-ft. apart and ride alone in the elevator.
She is grateful to be in a safe, if
boring, place with no infections yet.
Melinda Zooms lots of meetings—
sales meetings at her office, a Bible
study and a prayer group. Children
and grandchildren are all well, but
one lost his job and one graduated
without a ceremony.
Before the pandemic, Mary Ellen
Freese Cota was pulling out boxes
of letters and photos and sorting
things stored since she moved to
Querétaro 18 years ago. Doing daily
yoga, studying French and hoping
to return to France. Since March,
anxiety and being unable to see her
family have been troubling. But son,
Memo, is still with her, and daughter,
Vicky, and her family have recently
visited and all are well.
Luckily, Alice Foster Ficken
downsized three years ago and is
in a good place to quarantine. She
walks with neighbors close to home,
and they visit on porches and patios.
Alice had a knee replacement in Feb.
and continues socially distanced water
aerobics for rehab. Reading, Netflix
and strawberry ice cream help
the days pass. She misses seeing her
children and their families, but they
are in touch.
Johanne Vinson Finney died
Dec. 3, 2018. Her name will be listed
in the next issue of the alumnae magazine
and will be read at the alumnae
memorial service during the next
reunion.
Mary K. Peterson Grum says
the virus is rampant in TX but she
has been able to travel to KY to see
her broodmares and foals, all doing
well. The oldest foal will be in the
Keeneland auction this fall, so she
plans to enjoy another trip to Lexington.
Babette Fraser Hale and her 99-
year old husband, Leon Hale, have
been self-isolating at their country
place since Feb. Although anxiety
is inescapable, they’ve been grateful
that their volunteer and business
boards have readily accepted Zoom
meetings. She has started her first
vegetable garden in waist-high boxes.
Babette’s first collection of short
stories, “A Wall of Bright Dead
Feathers,” is due to be published next
spring. Her husband’s retirement
journal may also be published to coincide
with his 100th birthday. She
really misses her grandchildren, but
there are green growing things in the
country, and there is FaceTime.
Bunny Sutton Healy and husband,
Jay, are lucky duckies, living in
western MA and NH where there
is little COVID. They are missing
the kids and grandkids, some in MA
and some in CO, and no one is flying.
Bunny sees friends on their decks, is
enjoying cooking and missing eating
out. Great progress on to-do lists!
And Jay is busier than ever in his
lumber business.
Betsy Benoit Hoover and her
85-year-old husband are hibernating,
gardening and enjoying FaceTime
with daughters and granddaughters.
The week before George Floyd’s
death, her church began a Social
Justice and Racial Reconciliation
Task Force, a program developed
by the National Episcopal Church
called Sacred Ground. Her group
of 30 people now meets by Zoom to
look at race relations in our country
since its inception and at visible and
invisible prejudices. Walking, hiking,
gardening and attending Zoom
meetings with the Denver Master
Gardeners, her political precinct,
several book clubs and other activities
fill her days.
Nancy MacMeekin is accustomed
to living alone in a wooded,
semi-rural area. She is reading and
being slothful and watching news
too frequently. Nancy made a couple
of face masks after not sewing for
years, but the machine jammed and
she bought others. As the quarantine
started, she wondered if we were living
in the plots of old science fiction
stories. Then the electricity failed,
and she wondered if it would come
back on, which it did. An international
trip with Vicky Thoma Barrette
had to be delayed to 2021, or
when? Nancy has a group of friends
who hike, bike, kayak and enjoy
nature with social distancing and
masks ready when needed. Zoom
keeps her in touch with Vicky, her
sister, and some church activities. It’s
a good time to catch up on outdoor
home repairs and help small local
businesses stay alive.
Bonnie Chapman McClure says
she and her husband were unable to
buy masks or sanitizer for ages so really
locked down, knitting and Netflix.
At first, people could only walk
a half mile alone, no walking with
friends. Eventually they could walk a
mile from their property for exercise
but had to show a document to the
police if they were stopped. They’ve
seen people and dogs they never
knew existed near their tiny village.
People are good about masking up
for the supermarket, and smaller
places only allow one or two people
in at a time. Customers continue to
queue outside; what will it be like
in winter? Bonnie finally was able to
get to the stables—horses wrote the
book on social distancing. Even the
pony club kids have been reasonable.
Laura Haskell Phinizy continues
to care for her husband with
part-time help, which is hard to
schedule. Daughter, Laura, brought
her twins to Laura’s home to finish
the school year on Zoom while their
mother taught school on Zoom till
mid-June. Granddaughter, Sarah
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Frances, rode horseback near Edgefield,
SC. The extended family was
unable to take their annual Kanuga
vacation, a three-generation tradition.
Laura and Stewart are celebrating
the 51st anniversary of moving to
their home in Augusta!
Mibs Sebring Raney cheers
recent newspaper articles about
Sweet Briar’s continuing success and
innovations and President Woo’s
remarkable accomplishments. She
and Bev are enjoying the slower
pace—reading, gardening, walking
their 11-month-old Cockapoo puppy
and cooking. They are missing the
Brevard Music Center’s fine concerts.
Foreigners with out-of-state licenses
are fleeing to the mountains, causing
traffic and not wearing masks. Visitors
may bring COVID but they
also are spending money in their little
town that benefits from overnight
camping. Since manufacturing left in
the 80s and 90s, tourism is the only
moneymaker for the regional economy.
Carol Reifsnyder Rhoads says
that since the 55th reunion was not
to be, she and Katy Weinrich Van
Geel, Susan Strong McDonald and
Anne English Wardwell are seeing
each other and catching up by
Zoom. She and her husband walk in
the park; she and her partners play
bridge online. Their church services
are available via Facebook. On a visit
to Blowing Rock, NC, they saw
as many tourists as ever; restaurant
staff were wearing masks and seated
them far from others. Carol does see
her daughter and family when they
visit the NC mountains; her son
from AR also has visited.
Saralyn McAfee Smith has sheltered
at home for five months. Her
daughter, Laura Smith Tawater, was
selected by the Kansas Republican
Party to be a delegate to the Republican
National Convention. Laura also
organized and is president of a new
political club, the Wild West Republican
Women of Dodge City, KS.
Laura’s 12-year-old daughter will be
in 8th grade at Dodge City Middle
School, much to her relief after finishing
school at home last spring.
She hopes to resume her activities
in track and as a cheerleader. Saralyn
had a bad spell with her heart stopping
repeatedly in Jan., but, thanks
to Hamp’s quick action in pumping
her heart and calling an ambulance,
she survived. She was air-lifted to
Wichita for stent surgery, and has
been fine since. Between her meds
and Hamp’s, their bathroom looks
like a pharmacy.
Sally McCrady Hubbard appreciates
her classmates writing about
all the different ways they have adjusted
to life during a pandemic. We
are survivors, and we have Zoom,
Netflix, books, gardens and cooking.
She is proud of us all. A late spring
hike in France on a third section of
the Camino de Santiago had to be
postponed indefinitely. Sally has
survived by hiking and reading more
than usual and by making face masks
for neighbors, the gas station, the elementary
school, deaf students who
needed masks with a vinyl window,
the post office, a medical clinic, a
pediatrician’s office, and her children
and granddaughter Margaret.
Honestly, without that daily sewing
project, she would have been a basket
case of anxieties. Daughter, Anna,
evacuated from San Francisco and is
staying with a friend in Santa Rosa.
Son Hayne’s office has managed to
supply its international employees
with laptops, software and WiFi, and
not lay anyone off. Sally will have a
precious if brief visit with them
during their drive from Fort Worth
to Pittsburgh (safer than flying?) to
take Margaret back to Carnegie Mellon
where she’s a junior in technical
theatre (sound). Sewanee students
will return to extreme restrictions—
cars and extra stuff are discouraged
in case they have to shut down and
send everyone home. Classes are
limited to 10 people, some in tents.
College without partying? Whatever
next.
1966
Penn Willets Mullin-Fullerton
124 Linden Ln.
San Rafael, CA 94901
pennhome@aol.com
To the ladies on lockdown (aka
the Class of 1966): Where once
we were worried about the freshman-15,
now we are faced with the
COVID-19! Hello all! I hope this
finds you well! Reading your submissions
has been a process that stirred
deep reflection within me. Perhaps
your words had a particular impact
during this uncertain time. And
your words have made me so proud:
proud to be your classmate, proud
of your courage, proud of your love
for your college, impressed with your
resilience.
Classmates have dealt with the
quarantine in interesting ways!
One who shall go nameless admits
dashing out of her house one night
braless and maskless to photograph
a nearby demonstration! (Veteran
reporter.) Others of us report channeling
their inner slob. This made me
feel that I am not alone. (Thank you,
Sid!)
I sense that all of you feel the
importance now more than ever of
connection. We will get through
this time and thrive again, reaching
out with love and support of one another.
For, as Cherry Brown Peters
so rightly wrote, “This is what Sweet
Briar women do!”
Starting off with Judy Barthold
De Simone, who shares her gratitude
that she and Frank are safe and
well. They have shocked themselves
by getting a puppy, after vows of never
again! You guys are not as nutso as
you think! Have fun! Judy sends best
wishes that all of us stay well!
Since Jan., Cherry Brown Peters
has been challenged with non-Hodgkin
lymphoma, but has finished
with her chemo now and feels very
encouraged. Having her sister nearby
during this time has meant so
much to her. Cherry is hunkering
down to wait for the vaccine, but
when it comes, look out, world! We
send you so much love and our best
wishes, Cherry!
Margaret Brown Bucak has
shared the sad news that Sureyya,
her husband of 51 years, passed
away in April. Our hearts are with
you at this time, Margaret. We are
glad to learn that your daughter,
Ayse Papatya Bukak, has published
a book of short stories, “The Trojan
War Museum.” Congratulations! After
COVID, I know you will enjoy
getting back to your job as a bus aide
for special needs kids. Stay well now!
“Who knew it was so interesting
to live in an historic district?!” writes
Betty Booker from Richmond,
where she and Dabney are hunkered
down in their neighborhood right in
the center of many protests. They
are grateful to be healthy and keep
busy with puttering, Zoom, reading
aloud, checking on their farm, just
enjoying their home while all around
them there has been upheaval this
summer. Betty keeps up with Ginny
Lee Butters, her freshman roomie
and ardent environmentalist. Ginny,
we need to hear from you for our
next class notes!
Nancy Bullard Reed has some
exciting news to share: her son,
Poulson Reed, has been consecrated
Episcopal Bishop of OK! Congratulations
to all!
From NYC comes news from
Lin Campbell, who reports that she
and her husband are fine, self-isolating
but still keeping up with Susan
Kjeldsen Roos with b.y.o. front steps
lunches! In normal times, Lin often
lunches with Pam Mendolia Abernathy
and Pat Grommel Young
at the Morgan Library Café. A
highlight last fall was when Lousie
Durona Sklower joined them when
in town from Paris! Lin is glad she is
able to keep up with her patients via
teletherapy sessions during this time.
And, she loves the claps for frontline
workers every night!
Jean Campbell Barquin reports
that she and her husband are still
in their Bethesda house of 37 years
with a son and grandkids right close
by. She now winters on FL’s east
coast at the Hillsborough Club to
be near their daughter. Life is very
busy with grandkids, but Jean and
her husband still find time for tennis,
paddle and their new sport, croquet!
She shares that she is missing friends
and looks forward to traveling as
soon as COVID allows!
“It takes a vineyard to homeschool
a child!” writes Vicki Chainski
Verity from Beaufort, SC. The
pandemic has had a silver lining in
that her daughter and grandson have
moved in with Vicki and her husband.
The rewards have been deeper
relationships and lots of memories
made. Other blessings are reconnecting
with friends, cocktails and yoga
on zoom and getting to live in such
a beautiful place! Vicki, we want
to hear more about your vineyard!
Maybe you can consult at SBC!
The past months have been filled
with many emotions for Keenan
Colton Kelsey, who writes that
she lives with “daily dichotomies of
grief and fear, confusion and anger,
uncertainty and judgment,” alongside
“great gratitude and personal
introspection and discernment of
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values and yearning, poignant love
for family and friends. Around both
extremes, lots of prayer!” At the
same time, she admits feeling restless,
anxious, eager, lazy, distracted
and unmotivated. Sound familiar
to some of you? Keenan is grateful
for health and having a wonderful
guy in her life and for Zoom as a
way to keep informed and reach out.
She is immensely proud of SBC
and its work to keep us solvent and
proactive during this time. She feels
so honored to be part of the board.
Blessings to all from Keenan!
Anne Frothingham Cross writes
from Nantucket that she has faced a
major health challenge in the past
couple of years as she battles ovarian
cancer. She feels extremely blessed
to have such amazing medical care
and to have had intervals of enough
wellbeing to be able to join Dennis
and her family in FL and VT. Anne’s
positive attitude and courage will
serve her well. She is so grateful to
have been able to move in with her
daughter and family in Wellesley
during the COVID time. Anne
is thrilled with the wonderful job
Sweet Briar and its staff are doing.
Anne, our hearts and best wishes are
with you!
Congratulations to Ann Crowe
Griffin on 50 years of teaching in
the public school system! Ann is so
happy to have her daughter and four
children nearby to Duluth where
she lives; her son lives in SC. Ann
is a fighter and a survivor of various
health challenges, more and more a
story for all of us now. We wish you
well and will keep you in our hearts.
Evie Day Butler and Jeff have
moved back to Ft. Worth where
their son William’s family lives. It’s
like coming home, since Jeff was
Headmaster of Ft. Worth Country
Day for many years. Son Jeff is a firefighter
in Ft. Collins, CO.
Nancy Conkle Swann writes
from her island home on St. Barthelemy
that she has enjoyed the feeling
of safety there during these uncertain
times. She and David, who passed
away in 2018, discovered this idyllic
spot in 1971 and returned every year.
Nancy keeps up this tradition. She’s
back home in Atlanta now, since her
island airport finally opened up!
After a lifetime in DC, NYC and
FL, Robin Cutler has moved to the
west coast! That took courage! The
prize: getting to be near her two
daughters and grandsons. But just
as she arrived in Oakland, the lockdown
did too. She has been living in
a retirement community, hoping to
get to see her family more and meet
some people (hard in masks!) Robin
is grateful to Zoom for being able to
connect to the outside world. Randi,
Keenan and I are in touch with her
and hope to get together soon! So
glad to welcome her to CA!
Congrats to Ellie Gilmore
Massie, who married Pete Taylor on
Feb. 22, 2020! He was a high school
and college beau. Their first date was
in 1961! “Better late than never!”
writes Ellie. A wedding is such wonderful
news!! Yay!
El Griggs Diemar writes that
her husband, Bob, who has been battling
health and vision problems for
some time, has suddenly developed
Parkinson’s-related cognitive issues.
Our thoughts are so much with you,
El, as you face these challenges with
Bob. I hope that you have a large network
of friends and family for support
right now.
Harriette Horsley Sturges is
sure that now that her second son
has moved to Louisburg where she
lives, both her boys will be making
sure Harriette and her husband
behave! Ha! Harriette has been using
the pandemic time for in-depth
exploration of racial issues. She is
hopeful that the protests will bring
change. “Changing laws is important
but changing minds is just as important,
harder to accomplish. We
really need transformation. Minds
and hearts are needed.”
“Spending an occasional day in
my robe is not a bad thing!” writes
Sally Kalber Fiedler from Richmond.
I second that! Yes! Sally
speaks of missing friends and wishing
she could get out and about, but
otherwise, she and her husband are
fine. She sends her best wishes to all
to stay healthy!
Ann Kerr Preaus reports that
she and Gene had a wonderful trip
to visit their daughter in the mountains
of NC. Randi Miles Long fits
more into one day during the quarantine!
I am amazed at how many
scrapbooks and memoirs she’s done!
I feel like a slacker when we talk! She
and Herb celebrated 54 years of marriage
this June! They are gardeners,
birders, hikers and very involved in
the social outreach of their church
and community. Zoom helps them
keep in close touch with daughter,
Melissa, in Charlotte and son, Kent,
who lives nearby. I miss my breakfasts
with Randi in Berkeley! We
will resume….
Harrah Lord writes from Rockport,
ME, that she was recently
married to John Newburn. Congratulations,
Harrah! It’s great to have
this wedding news for our class!
Harrah tells the story of being at
SBC and suddenly noticing students
in tears, looking at their phones. She
thought: What’s happened? It was
the day of the announcement of the
College’s closing, a devastating moment
to be on campus. So, Harrah
feels especially elated to see how well
Sweet Briar is doing now!
Jane Nelson divides her time
between Richmond and Culpeper
these days. Keeping up the house in
Culpeper has her pretty busy when
she’s there. She misses St. Paul’s
Church in Richmond and her great
community there. Zoom cannot replace
real people contact, she says. I
sure agree! Recently she shared golden
time with her niece and nephew
on a visit to Culpeper. Jane is so
pleased with the wonderful job of
leadership from President Woo and
her staff. And a special thank you,
Jane, for all your help to Gracie for
the annual fund!
“I still have a great horse to ride
and enjoy! And my gardens!” writes
Abby Patterson Shultis from
Southern Pines. Abby is in the early
stages of Alzheimer’s and is making
plans to sell her little farm in the
next few years and transition to one
of the many senior facilities nearby.
She misses everyone and is excited
for reunion!
Natalie Roberts Funk and Jeff
are really enjoying their retirement
facility in Ellicott City, MD. It’s been
very different now with COVID,
but Natalie has a great attitude. She
and Jeff are busy planning trips for as
soon as the travel ban is lifted! But
she is saving time for sure to come
to reunion next spring and connect
with everyone!
Our hearts go out to Sheila Nolan
Fuller on the loss of her husband,
Bob, last October to a respiratory
illness. Shelia writes from FL,
where she is staying well and slowly
adjusting to widowhood, hard work.
Certainly, this challenge is one many
classmates are experiencing. Maybe
some words of encouragement
and good tips could be shared for
navigating these unfamiliar waters.
Contact information is available at
the SBC alumnae office. Shelia is
pleased that Bob’s grandson, Matt
Fuller, graduated from Princeton
and may be headed to the State Department!
“I am not about to quit now after
we worked so hard to save the
College,” writes Marcia Pace Lindstrom.
I think she speaks for all of
us who continue to support Sweet
Briar. Marcia admires President
Woo’s leadership, the core curriculum
and the wonderful agricultural
projects underway. Marcia and her
husband are now living in Pensacola,
her hometown, to be near her
parents, who are 96 and 101! Marcia
enjoyed a wonderful trip to Ireland
with Jeannie Jackson Exum last year,
and they keep up with online bridge!
Andrea Peason Pennington and
her husband have downsized to a
smaller house and report it’s still
quite a work in progress! But they’re
determined! They are trying to be
good about the sheltering rules while
still enjoying their AL summer!
Lucky gal Martha Madden Swanson
got on a cruise to HI and a visit
with her daughter right before the
lockdown hit! Now back home, she
and her husband feel lucky to have
their son bringing them groceries!
Good man! Martha keeps busy on
a board at Georgetown and leading
the School of Hope Foundation
Board, which raises funds for a Jesuit
model high school in Nairobi. Martha
is very excited that Sweet Briar
will open in person this fall!
“For an only-child like me, having
12 grandkids is an amazing
experience!” writes Pearl Riggan
Adamson from Richmond. Most of
the grands live nearby too! Pearl and
Cassell had a wonderful visit with
all four of their kids this summer!
I had never had the chance to know
Pearl well while at SBC, but getting
to room with her at our last reunion
was golden!
Penny Steketee Sidor’s husband,
Marion Joseph, was finally able to
have hip surgery, she reports. The
promise of being back on the golf
course was sure to spur him on to
diligent rehab! With cardigan corgi
Drea at her side, Susan Sudduth
Hiller is filling her days, especially
Sundays, with lots of Zoom calls
to keep in touch with her church
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and her outreach community in Little
Rock. She misses the in-person
contact, though, with hospice and
some of her grief workshops. Her
NY/GA grandkids and daughter
Penn are never far away via Zoom,
and she has been able to virtually attend
many celebrations this spring!
Susan, Keenan, Jane Nelson and I
are so disappointed to have to postpone
our annual mini-reunion this
summer. But it will happen! Susan
writes of how proud she is of Sweet
Briar, President Woo and her staff.
“Kudos to all!” She sends hopes and
prayers to each of us for peace and
good health.
Jane Taylor Ryan and John are
now living in Somersworth, NH.
John just recently entered a memory
care facility, so having their daughter
and grandkids living nearby is such
a support for Jane. Our prayers and
best wishes go out to you, Jane, in
this challenging time.
Sally Thomas Hoffman and her
husband celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary with a Viking River
Cruise in Europe! Congratulations,
you two! This was Sally’s husband’s
first time in Europe, but Sally confided
that she had hitchhiked there
in the late 60s! Who knew?? Sally
is active with the Seattle American
Sewing Guild and misses her sewing
buddies during lockdown. Her garden
and tending five acres of woods
give her plenty of exercise!
Sid Turner, hunkering down,
worries: “Will I recognize friends
and family if they are wearing masks
and haven’t been to the hairdresser
in months? Will I resent having to
be presentable and be somewhere on
time? Will I be alive when the Sweet
Briar magazine is published? Here
are things I am grateful for: Amazon
and the kind people from church
who bring us groceries, Zoom,
email, PBS, NPR, uninterrupted
time to do things around the house,
and most importantly, that Lee and I
got out of the hospital/rehab before
COVID really hit! Keep calm and
carry on!”
Di Simrell Savory writes of her
deep gratitude to all who helped carry
her through the loss of her husband
Philip in 2017 at age 87. She is
hugely thankful to Kathy Sheahan
Reid, who held her hand through
that painful journey. We send our
love and prayers now to Kathy, who
is dealing with the challenge of serious
illness herself. Kathy sends
blessings and hopes that those who
knew her well will write her at kathleensreid@gmail.com
or 3821 Crescent
Dr., Santa Barbara, CA 93110.
Kathy thinks back often of her joys
and challenges at SBC. Di continues
to teach at Washington Montessori
School in CT. “This has sparked my
life,” says Di. Teaching via Zoom has
been a challenge, though!
Hooray for Gracie Butler Tucker,
our stellar class fund agent! You
are amazing and we are so grateful
for your nudging us along each year
as we support our College! Gracie
writes of how much she enjoyed
working with Jane Nelson on their
list this year. In Princeton, Gracie and
Jotham are trying to keep healthy.
Lots of walks, gardening, and they
love staying connected to their community
and church through Zoom.
They have managed to virtually see
two of their children and families
during the pandemic, but haven’t
ventured too far. Stay healthy, everyone,
Gracie orders! We need to be
physically present for reunion next
May 28-30 at Sweet Briar!
From Rutgers Medical School
where she and her husband teach
came a check-in from Muriel Wikswo
Lambert. She shares that it’s
been quite a challenge teaching large
classes via WebEx! All three of Muriel’s
children are also in medicine.
Amazing! She is happy to report
that she has four grandchildren!
We were so saddened to learn of
the passing of Judy Wilson Grant
on June 15 after a long battle with
pancreatic cancer. Multos amavit
a multis amata. She loved many,
by many she was loved. These final
words of her obituary certainly work
to capture the kind of person Judy
was: Sweet Briar board member,
tireless philanthropist and community
leader in Denver, vice-regent of
Mt. Vernon. She and Newell have
four children and many grandchildren,
who will be a source of strong
support for Newell. Who can forget
Judy’s constant, welcoming smile, her
bubbly presence? I can picture her so
clearly back when we were students.
She shall be missed as she is loved,
by so many.
Closing now, and sending you
all every good wish to stay safe and
healthy! I have enjoyed having this
chance to hear from so many of you
and catch up on your lives. I myself
feel very blessed to have my three
children and eight grandchildren
here in northern CA! Throughout
COVID I have sheltered in place
off and on with my daughter and
her family who live close by, and this
has been a wonderful support. Right
now, my life is enriched by grandchildren,
gardening, books, close friends,
walks with Keenan every week and
fly-fishing when I get the chance!
Take good care, all, and plan on Reunion
next May! Penn Willets Mullin-Fullerton.
xxoo
1967
Gail Robins O’Quin
2651 Kleinert Avenue
Baton Rouge, LA 70806-6823
cgrobins@ix.netcom.com
Hard to believe that half of 2020
is gone, especially with this staycation
in place. I do hope everyone is
well and not too bored (although
there are worse conditions than
boredom!). The big winner for the
responder kudos to my request for
news is Janie Willingham McNabb.
She reported, “Right now we are on
vacation at Fripp Island, SC, with all
my children and grandchildren and
having a wonderful time. My news is
that I’ve got three grandchildren going
off to college this next fall and of
the 21 (WOW!) the rest are either
in college already or out or still in
high school, middle school and even
one in grammar school; they keep
us busy (I’d say so!). My big ongoing
project is to let each grandchild
choose at age seventeen somewhere
in the United States where he/she
wants to go. I’ve been taking one
or two trips a year seeing this wonderful
country through the eyes of a
grandchild! I’m enjoying these trips
because I’ve really never seen the
United States (what a way to see it
and develop lifelong memories for
everyone)! Just hope COVID has
not required you to cancel your
plans!
Adele Laslie Kellman and her
husband bought a home just south
of Sarasota in Osprey, FL, in 2017
and started spending winters there.
“Our plan is to move permanently
to FL, but we are in the process
of selling our summer home in the
Berkshires first. We became grandparents
in Aug. of 2017 to granddaughter,
Emily Tutor, and make
frequent visits to see our daughter,
Allison, son-in-law, Nick Tudor, and
Emily in Andorra where they all live.
We spent two summers ago in Great
Barrington, MA, and then went in
the fall to Europe to visit our family,
also making a trip into France for five
nights and then a trip to Holland for
10 rain filled days, eight of them on a
barge. We also went on a five-night
trip to Havana, Cuba, which we really
enjoyed. Son, Simon, is living and
working in NY with his girlfriend.”
Hope the Kellmans have been able
to continue with their traveling!
Linda Fite claims that she beats
me in being “the biggest slug on the
block.” We’ll have to have a face-off!
Fite’s news: “The pandemic has been
really, really interesting to me (in the
abstract). We have lived a long time,
and we have gone through a lot of
traumatic and searing history during
those decades, especially since (for
most of us) the first 10 or so years
were pretty swell, no? A bunch of
privileged little white girls living a
Father Knows Best kind of TV existence,
going to school, playing with
our friends, watching The Mickey
Mouse Club and eating all kinds of
stuff we now consider bad—not to
mention (in my case, in AL) chasing
after the DDT trucks driving
through the neighborhood, spraying
clouds of toxic materials out the
back! But then came incursions of
the grimmer reality (much of which
was not shared with us kids by my
parents): the house un-American
activities witch hunts, the Korean
conflict, the abiding racism, J. Edgar
Hoover’s creepy FBI. But we went
off to Sweet Briar just as the folk
music thing had begun in earnest,
just as the civil rights protests were
starting, then the president was assassinated!
And then it seemed like
people were getting killed all over—
other assassinations, and then the
Vietnam War and all its horrors,
and then Watergate, for crying’ out
loud! And more deadly riots, and
then the World Trade Center and
Pentagon terrorist attacks. And then
the school shootings started, and
the going postal shootings and the
just random, crazy shootings. It’s a
wonder any of us ever drew a calm
breath. Of course, we are still privi-
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leged white ladies, and frankly that
helps in this crazy world, but not
really. And the pandemic has shown
that nobody is safe. It’s downright
biblical! You know, the passage about
two women working in the fields,
and one is taken and one isn’t, no
rhyme or reason. (Well, of course,
there is a reason with COVID-19:
You get the virus!) And that’s the
(abstractly) interesting part for me:
that no one is immune, that everyone
on the planet is vulnerable. We
could/should learn something from
that. It really is very much like an
alien invasion, the kind where they
make the Hollywood movie, the kind
that brings the whole world together
to fight the invaders. Only, in this
case, in the U.S. at least, it seems to
be yet another thing to tear us apart.
People throwing conspiracy theories
around, accusing scientists of having
some weird political motives, etc.,
etc. Anyway...pardon my diversion!
I will now give a class notes report!!
(Leave it to Linda to summarize the
last 70 years of our lives!)
The pandemic hasn’t had a huge
effect on my quotidian life. I mostly
just hung out before the coronavirus
swept the globe, so I pretty much
still do that—hang out. I work from
home (freelance copy editor), so I
continue doing that. One of my kids
lives around the block, so I have had
almost daily contact with her and the
grandkids, which has helped the isolation
thing. I started making more
art for a while—really enjoyed that.
My non-boyfriend (don’t ask—we
wouldn’t dare), an artist, was encouraging.
In fact, he and I and another
artist had a group show (around the
theme of the old canal here) planned
for Aug. at a little gallery, but it probably
won’t happen because of the
pandemic. I saw Pam Ford Kelley
in late Feb., down in FL, and we’ve
Zoomed (with a couple of other
pals) since then. Oh! And this is the
first time I got into FaceTime with
family and friends. I love it. One
other pandemic activity: I am going
through drawers and boxes, throwing
out letters, papers, photographs
that are obsolete or would be of zero
interest to my kids or their kids.
I’m grateful that it’s summer now
and I can hang out on the screened
porch!” Just be glad you are in a climate
where you can hang out on a
screened porch! AC does not cut it
on screened porches!
Toni Naren Gates and Linda
are kindred spirits. “Like Linda, I
have been sorting through all the
gruesome events of our collective 75
years and trying to understand why
this pandemic just seems the most
monumental. Yes, because as white
women we were more observers, intellectual
protesters, distant fighters
and the real stuff wasn’t directly happening
to us. Yes, because so many
horrific acts happened to some and
not all, we were horrified and terrified...angry
beyond belief, but not
personally victimized. But this virus
has the potential to infect everyone,
and no one knows if they can survive
it or it will bring them down. It does
feel like you could personify this
pandemic as a King Kong-like monster
stalking through cities, suburbs
and countryside destroying victims
as it passes by with little regard to
who or why. When we were not even
hugging our grandchildren in the beginning
of this, you know it’s messed
with your mind! Like everyone else,
we’ve cancelled trips and pulled in
our outreach to a precious few. But,
we summer in the Adirondacks and
are here now. We are able to get up
every morning and look at the lake
and the mountains. We have our
daughter and her family just down
the lake from us. We have a few local
friends we can hang out on the dock
with and share a drink and a meal.
So, we count our blessings. And
through all of this, there have definitely
been some positives for our
family. The pause turned us inward,
and we did things that, well, we just
didn’t ever seem to have time for before.
To end, our favorite early spring
activity was to have a date night most
nights. We ate a quick dinner, then
went down to our viewing room
and became very hooked on Netflix.
Loved many shows but in the end,
Ozark ruled! Of course, I hope everyone
stays safe and well. We, too,
are trying our best!”
Bonnie Blew Pierie reports, “The
COVID crisis hit us first in FL with
the state closing up. We prepared for
departing for the north (MA) with
the understanding that the closure
would lift for travel in the beginning
of May. Traveling by car, bringing
along our elderly cat, we stayed over
two nights, wiping down the rooms
and bringing our own food. It was
stressful but successful. Our summer
was supposed to be spent getting our
northern house ready for sale, but
there seems to be too much outside
work for two old people sporting
bad backs to have time for sorting
and tossing. (Yet it seems we are still
capable enough to go spend a week
over the 4th at our daughter’s taking
care of horses, a dog and 3 wild cats,
one needing to be caught to go to
the vet for removal of stitches.) We
are looking forward to a time when
we can do some couch potato activity
but know we will also miss being
way-too-busy.” All understood!
Amazing that children who worry
about their elderly parents can assign
tasks with which we would have had
trouble completing at the ripe old age
of 40!
Eleanor Marie Crossley is like
most of us, “hunkering down and following
the virus guidelines, I will be
85 this year, so I am certainly in the
high-risk group. David and I will celebrate
our 3rd anniversary this Sept.,
and we haven’t killed each other in
quarantine yet, so we must be doing
something right.” You are amazing—
can’t believe that it has been three
years since you tied the knot; yes,
you’re doing a lot right!
Mary French “Bonnie” Jackson
(now Mary Azima Jackson) has
shared some fascinating news (she’s
kept it under wraps). She writes, “I
have loved seeing others’ news, so
thought I’d share some. Only SBC
person I have seen in years was
Carroll Randolph Barr two or three
years ago in Larchmont, NY, when
she was visiting family. That was
a treat for me! She was great and
hadn’t changed much to my eyes.
Otherwise, to recap my last year, the
downside was that I was diagnosed
with metastatic cancer last Oct. with
a deadline for life. However, I have
passed the deadline, and plan to be
around for quite a while longer. I
decided not to go the medical route
for the most part, so I have a good
quality of life and am getting stronger.
The upside of this last year, is
that I published a little picture book
about songs I wrote and sang on a
CD that are in the back of the book.
I am actually using my own songs to
comfort me on this present healing
journey. It’s called ‘Journey of Song
for Life’s Transitions.’ It can be ordered
from my website, maryazima.
com.” Be sure to check it out. Bonnie
is one more courageous and talented
SBC woman (Dean Pearl would
have insisted on Lady!).
Maria Wiglesworth Hemmings
claims that “COVID did it. I had to
resign from the hospital or become a
patient as I am at high-risk for the
virus. On to the next gig whatever it
may be. So, no travel this year but we
are playing golf and did make it to
the Adirondacks. And we just made
it to WY and back to ski before CT
shut down. Time to read Thomas
Merton (for us uninitiated Roman
Catholic monk, poet and prolific
writer on spiritual and social themes,
one of the most important American
Roman Catholic writers of the 20th
century). Stay healthy all; this virus
is wicked.” Can’t wait to hear what
Maria’s next gig will be— something
fascinating, no doubt!
Victoria Jones Baker is or was
still tripping the light fantastic. “As
some wag stated, ‘The worst purchase
of 2019 was a 2020 year-planner!’
Lee and I couldn’t have imagined
what the next months would
be like when we embarked on our
wonderful South American cruise
from Santiago to Buenos Aires on
Feb. 6, returning on the 21st. It was
good luck to get that experience in,
because the coronavirus has kept
us practicing safer-at-home ever
since. We figure we have made it
this far, and we want to be alive to
enjoy more travel and ballroom
dancing—two of our favorite hobbies—when
this whole thing is finally
over. It has been a spring and
summer of home improvement and
garden projects, creating photo albums
online, diverse volunteer work,
keeping up with family and friends
via the Internet and phone, working
on a presentation called Badass
Women Pirates, and doing our part
to flatten the curve—which has been
futile here in virus-raging FL. At
least I’ve been able to Skype with my
100-year-old mom, who remains in
high spirits in an assisted living facility
in Melbourne and will be 101
in Sept. Hang in there, everyone, and
stay safe.”
Judy Bensen Stigle says, “Hello
to you all, and I hope you are being
safe and staying healthy. Here
in FL our numbers are bad but we
know no one who has been infected.
Thank God. Adele Laslie, call me
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when in Osprey. Bonnie Blew and I
are in Venice. Telephone: (203) 430-
4334.”
Bill and I are still in Baton Rouge,
ready to kill each other being locked
up together for what seems like
years. I’ve been classed as elderly and
have not disappointed the category.
I fell getting into bed when this
quarantine first started and broke
two ribs—it’s a lot harder healing
process than it was 30 years ago! I’m
doing well but am being a lot more
cautious! Bill decided that he needed
a man cave and has totally converted
the garage into a bar, TV viewing
station, etc.; the only thing it is
lacking is a cot so I cannot lock him
outside! Actually, it has kept him
occupied and it is rather unique; it
was even featured in the local paper
as being “The Ultimate Tailgate!” If
we could just control the mosquitoes
without poisoning ourselves and
guests! We and two other couples
are scheduled to go to St. Augustine
in Sept. Hopefully we’ll have a little
change of scenery! Everyone stay safe
and be well! This too shall pass, one
way or the other. Gail
1968
Anne Kinsey Dinan
8 Peter Cooper Road, Apt. 11F
New York, N.Y. 10010
akdinan@rcn.com
Betsy Wolfe: “Last March, I
moved to Columbia, SC, with my
husband Ed Jacobson. Ed moved
into an Alzheimer’s residence there,
where, despite COVID restrictions,
we had a good, lengthy visit. Ed’s
death at the end June was followed
by a funeral service and later a memorial
service with friends in CA
and SC via Zoom. It all went quite
well. Now I am happy to be in Columbia
with my large, close family
(six siblings and many nieces and
nephews), bicycling and walking
daily with relatives plus swimming
in a brother’s pool. All in all, I feel
like a very fortunate woman. I have
enjoyed catching up with my roommates,
Francie deSaussure Meade
and Martha Bennett.”
Pam Boyd Daniel: “Husband
Dave and I are still kicking and feeling
good. We were in charge of homeschooling
our two grandkids last
spring and have Zoom down! (Using
Zoom might be a possible way to
meet and greet our class members).
Because of the uptick in coronavirus
cases here in FL, we may be homeschooling
the girls for the first quarter
of school in the fall. Everything else
is pretty quiet for us. I am keeping
my blood pressure down by ignoring
politics! I hope everyone is well.”
Katey Buster: “After our Savannah
plans were cancelled by COVID,
I went birding as spring migration
was in full swing in April/May in
KY, where I now live after growing
up near Lexington. Birding is a great
escape from the coronavirus scene—
social distancing is natural, easy, no
mask, just immersion in the present
moment. I visited KY nature preserves
and other new places. I have
many projects including genealogy as
the local University of KY is doing a
special collection on both sides of my
family. My health is good except for
gradual loss of vision due to glaucoma.
I continue to feel blessed at my
age and feel gratitude that I was able
to experience once normal lifestyles
before the age of COVID-19. Stay
safe during these turbulent times!”
Sara Granath: “Greetings from
Tullinge, Sweden. Of course, my
favorite things are cancelled: live
sports with an audience, including
the Olympics and various world
cups. No theatre, no opera, no international
theatre research conference
in Galway, Ireland. But I make do
with lots of TV and books, my daily
French and Portuguese exercises on
Duolingo and long walks. I talk to
people I meet, at a distance. I meet
with my book club outdoors and
sometimes have coffee with a friend,
outdoors. Far away friends and
colleagues I meet via Zoom. No financial
problems, since I am retired.
Some weeks I spend at my brother’s
summer house, mostly alone. I am
very privileged and quite OK.”
Barbara Baur Dunlap: “Despite
the news about AZ spikes
in COVID, we are all fine. I hope
COVID has not affected SBC too
much because it is a treasure. We
are still busy with Bible studies and
our 14 U.S. grandkids. Our daughter,
Holly, cares over some wonderful
kiddos in Malawi. Malawi has a
new president who we hope works
out well for the people there. Love
to you all.”
Mary King Craddock: “I am
sending a photograph of suite-mates
reunited: (left to right) Susie Hill
Glick, Mary King Craddock and
Marilyn Meyers Buckey. We had a
wonderful reunion visiting Marilyn
in her home in Akron, OH. What
a great time we enjoyed, reminiscing
and toasting our wonderful times at
Sweet Briar. Lots of champagne and
many recollections made a perfect
visit last Aug. I think we still look
the same!”
Ann Biggs Lewis Jackson: “I’ve
been enjoying the wide-open spaces
of my farm in MD and gardening.
I left FL in late March when
curfew was imposed and beaches
closed. Locked down with nothing
better to do, everything in the vegetable
garden got a head start in my
greenhouse, so I’m enjoying earlier
than usual crops as well as trickster
bridge. Other than that, life is pretty
dull. Stay well everyone, wear your
masks!”
Libby Harvey FitzGerald:
“During this challenging pandemic,
I’ve continued major community
involvement with my Rotary club,
blood drives, social service programs
for seniors and homeless, mentoring
high school students, working
to preserve our Petaluma Historic
District, participating in anti-racist
discussions, securing donations for
new science/chemistry building at
our local Junior College as well as
enjoying our prolific back yard garden
(special meditation there every
morning), outdoor exercise with
personal trainer in a local park, bicycling,
hiking and washing masks every
few days! The mask in the photo
is disposable—ha!”
Nancy Hickox Wright ’68 fights
COVID-19 with pink and green
Susie Hill Glick ’68, Mary King
Craddock and Marilyn Meyers
enjoying a suite-mates reunion in
Aug. 2019
Martha Bennett Pritchett Connor:
“I hope all of you and your
families are well. I have good book
club suggestions: Jill McCorkle’s
Hieroglyphics, Bryan Stevenson’s
Just Mercy (this is also an excellent
movie) and Frances Mayes’s Under
the Tuscan Sun and Women in Sunlight
(four women who don’t know
each other heading to Italy for a year
instead of moving into a retirement
village). I think you will enjoy it—
just given our age. I so enjoyed seeing
Frances Kirven Morse ’68 and husband John Morse sporting new COVID
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Anne Kinsey Dinan ’68, husband Terry, their daughters, spouses and their
grandchildren at the New York City Oculus
all of you during our Zoom! Don’t
know that much has changed since
then except that this routine is getting
old! It is in the high 80s and low
90s in Durham, but it is summer.
We get away to the lake, but it is hot
Martha Bennett Pritchett Connor
’68 with five of her six darling
grandchildren
there also. All in all, life is good! Enjoy
your day!
Frances Kirven Morse: “John
and I sold our eight-room house of
20 years in Redwood City, CA, and
moved 10 miles down the road to
Channing House—a senior continuing
care community in Palo
Alto. It’s kind of like being back in a
college dorm (but with private bathrooms!).
There are friendly, creative,
active and interesting people here,
and lots of concerts and talks. The
COVID-19 crisis has put a damper
on many things, but we do feel safe.
We are still near our daughter and
her family, but have not been able
to visit much with them in person.
Zoom is not quite the same. Our
grandkids are teenagers (13 and
16, need I say more?!). For each of
their birthdays, we did a surprise
chalk birthday greeting in the street
in front of their house. We were
amazed that we could actually squat
down enough to do this.
As for Sweet Briar News, Nancy
and I are so proud of our awesome
61.5% class giving percentage!
COVID-19 forced us to cancel our
class mini-reunion in Savannah, but
we are hoping to do it next April.
Maybe more of you can join us. Stay
tuned!”
Nancy Hickox Wright: “I am
sending a one-armed hug and much
love and gratitude to all the dear
women of the Class of ’68. I know we
have always been off the charts but
because of your generosity and willingness
to help, we are now officially
off the charts! 61.5%! I’m sorry that
thank you notes will be a little late—
this happens when you’re 73 and trip
over your own feet! I thank all of you
from the bottom of my heart.”
Anne Kinsey Dinan: “Well,
2020 has certainly proven to be an
eye-opening experience that all of us
hope will never be repeated. Terry
and I are just waiting for an opportunity
to visit our children and grandchildren,
as well as our extended
families, without using a computer
screen! On the other hand, Zoom
has been very helpful. I hope and
pray that our country will be able
to return to reason before we reach
year 2021. Meanwhile, I wish all our
classmates a soon and safe release
from COVID-19. What a difficult
year this has been. After hoping for
a hot reprieve from cold weather,
we have received an extra-long heat
wave!”
Finally, Frances, Nancy and I
continue the search for missing classmates.
So, please—if you receive this
alumnae magazine but did not receive
a request for news and photos,
please write or email me. My street
and email addresses are at the top of
these 1968 class notes.
1969
Claudette Harloe Dalton
175 Rosewood Dr.
Nellysford, VA 22958
cla.dal2t@gmail.com
It is now official: this is the best
class ever! Our 50th reunion was
just perfect! So many made it back
and so many others contributed
to our memory project! It was so
heartwarming to hear about your
many accomplishments and your
families. (The memory project was
attached as a pdf to my recent call
for information. If you missed it, let
me know and I will forward it.) We
also won the participation award for
25th through 50th reunion classes
in 2019 for our participation rate of
35.9%. All of this success is down
to the years of leadership by Ginny
Stanford Perdue! She has had many
able lieutenants over the years—too
many to name here—but Ginny
has been the glue that has held us
together and we cannot thank her
enough. So, take a minute to thank
her (or reach out to her at ginnyperdue@comcast.net
) as she hands the
reins over to Martha Brewer.
I apologize again for the lack of
a report through last year. I moved
just before our 50th and lost my long
time email a month later. I forgot
to tell SBC about the new one! But
hopefully you have my email now
and can keep in touch—please! Also,
before the 50th, Ginny and I worked
on lists of who wanted to hear from
just us, who wanted to hear from just
SBC and who wanted the whole enchilada!
These preferences may have
changed and I encourage, beg, plead
with you to keep me up on your contact
info and preferences.
I did not hear from many this
time. Summer and COVID have
conspired to keep us focused elsewhere.
But I send you greetings from
Emerald Isle, NC, where my small
family is cautiously gathered for our
first real gathering since March. Here
is the news so far:
Atlee Walker sent a note about
her successful quarantine so far. Like
many of us, living in a retirement
village is both protection and risk.
Our ages are negatives but delivered
meals, groceries and other goods and
the Zoom/Facetime options are life
savers!
Giana dePaul continues her portrait
photography business in Dallas
and volunteers at the arboretum and
SPCA. She would love for you to
friend her on Facebook.
Cathy Hall Stopher has used
her COVID time wisely—playing
virtual bridge, reading books and
finishing puzzles. Like my neighborhood,
she meets her neighbors
outside for lunch keeping a social
distance. She can’t see her five grandchildren—twin
boys (four), two other
boys and a granddaughter (nine).
Of special note, she and husband Ed
celebrated their 50th anniversary.
Also celebrating a 50th anniversary
are Ginny and John Perdue. (I
Four MDs from the Class of 1969: Avis Brown Yount, Martha Brewer,
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Ginny Stanford Perdue ’69 and
husband of 50 years, John
think many of you who married the
year after we graduated must also be
marking this wonderful milestone!)
Ginny and John moved several years
ago into a smaller place and keep
their granddaughter many days. I
can’t let this opportunity pass to let
you all know the red hair is gone in
favor of silver. And she is still beautiful!
It was nice to hear from Peggy
Davis Molander all the way from
Portland, OR. She and Eric have
weathered the COVID storm so
far using Zoom and other media to
keep in touch with family. She has
become an avid golfer during the
pandemic also. Good use of time!
Martha Brewer managed to
both move homes in Atlanta and
have a knee repair procedure during
COVID! I hear she is recovering
well and that she and Anna love their
new home! Leave it to Martha to be
an overachiever.
Also celebrating a safe summer
is Jan Sheets Jones. She and Jimmy
have sheltered at Tybee Island,
their summer retreat. As many of
you know, the Georgia governor
and his mayors were not all on the
same page, leading to chaos for many
on the right rules to follow. So, Jan
and Jimmy took the cautious road
and are OK so far although Jimmy
is bored I hear.
In October 2019, Mary Mahan
Marco got together for a mini-reunion
with Midge Yearley, Carolyn
Jones Elstner, Sally Boucher Megeath,
Ruthie Hoopes, Sue Roessel
Gibson and Phyllis Girard. This
was especially lovely since none of
them were able to go to reunion.
Mary reports that the Philadelphia
metro area was hard hit in the early
spring but doing much better
now. She and Bob have been riding
out the pandemic near the beach at
their house in Lewes, DE, and only
occasionally going back to check on
things at the house in West Chester,
PA. Like everyone else, they miss
seeing their grandchildren, being
able to travel and taking part in other
social activities. She hopes that those
vaccines in trial will get us out of this
mess.
Our most faithful classmate is
Betsy Blackwell Laundon who
Class of 1969 gathering in Philadelphia includes Mary Mahan Marco,
Midge Yearley, Carolyn Jones Elstner, Sally Boucher Megeath Ruthie
Hoopes, Sue Roessel Gibson and Phyllis Girard
writes from Lynchburg where her
ill husband, Mike, has been in lockdown
since mid-March. His speech
difficulties make FaceTime difficult,
so they are very isolated from each
other. So sad! She has kept busy
making masks and buttoned extenders
to help the nurses keep the mask
elastic off their ears. On their behalf,
I send my thanks. After decades of
mask wearing as an anesthesiologist,
I can attest to the wear and tear on
your face, ears and hair!
Our wonderful Nancy Crawford
Bent also sends news. Like me, she
lives in a rural area and so risks are
less but even in western MA where
they moved three years ago, they are
battling the fallout from COVID.
Her son lost his job, the son’s fatherin-law
is an ER doc (OK so far)
and a sister-in-law got anaplasmosis
from a tick. So, the normal day-today
risks persist as well as the extra
burden of the coronavirus. Keep persevering
everyone!
Jane Merriam Wickens moved
to the Charlottesville area recently to
be closer to daughter Amanda. She is
working on her bare garden between
trips to Cape Cod to their home
there. The trips are carefully timed
to avoid COVID risks and not as
often as Jane would prefer. Still, she
keeps busy with her husband’s five
children, 14 grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren plus her two
children and six grandchildren! (Is
this a record for our class? Anyone
have more?)
On a sad note, I must add some
news of deceased classmates. In this
case, both transferred out of SBC
and graduated elsewhere, but if anyone
wants more information or to
reach the families, just let me know.
Adele Perry Hart died in May in
Fort Worth. She was a University
of Texas at Austin grad. She and her
husband, Mark, had been married
for over 50 years. Also in May, Mary
Ann Kilpatrick Russell died in Virginia
Beach, VA. After graduating
from Emory, she taught French for
many years.
As one of the five docs in our
class, Avis Brown Yount (dermatology),
Martha Brewer (ob-gyn),
Elizabeth Lewis Thier (psychiatry),
Mary Lee Bell Coffey (emergency
medicin), and me, Claudette, (anesthesiology).
I especially hope everyone is staying
safe and well. I encourage you to
listen to your doctors and ignore the
politicians. We are a terrific class and
I want to be sharing news of all of
you for many, many more years.
Finally, my guess is that the next
deadline for news is January, 2021.
Feel free to send news any time!
1970
Kris Herzog
20060 Tavernier Dr.
Estero, FL 33928
kherzogart.hotmail.com
Hi all, oh goodness, what a year!
Boy, I was not all that impressed
with 2019, but I would now take it
back. Except that if we did, I suspect
we would just have to do this one all
over again. Better to keep one foot in
front of the other. Going forward.
At least I think so. I’ll let you know
next year. Please, if you are up to it,
do think about reaching out to classmates.
Many of us are struggling if
not with this bug, then with the
distancing thing. Not to mention
the usual life issues we all deal with
at this age, bug or not. You can get
contact info through the SBC banner
site, or if that is too much trouble
send a note to me or the alumnae
office, and we will forward it. We all
need each other.
First a shout-out to those who
have written about battling the virus.
Stuart Davenport Simrill
checked in. “Well, it’s been rough.
After separating ourselves since
March 12, we both came down with
COVID. Spenser comes home from
the hospital today which is a blessing.
Before we got sick the gardens
were fantastic. We were playing golf
most days, very socially distant. I
was making masks for everyone. No
telling where this came from. Our
daughter, Helen, and her precious
family moved back home to Atlanta
after getting the virus in LA, and
then they caught it again from us! So
much to learn! We are surrounded
by love and nurturing friends. I think
my biggest heart opening has been
the connections between humility
and gratitude. When you get emptied
there is only room for love left.”
Baird Hunter Campbell and Bill
have been sequestered at home in the
Hilton Head area since early March.
“I think my biceps/rotator cuff repair
was the last elective surgery per-
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formed at our local hospital before
COVID hit. The eight weeks I was
forced to wear a sling went quickly,
from a psychological standpoint, because
I wasn’t missing anything. All
my usual activities were cancelled.
Thank goodness the golf courses did
not close so Bill had something to do
every day! My six months of physical
therapy end in mid-Sept.; so perhaps
things will be close to normal
by then. I hope you and your families
are all doing as well as possible
during this memorable time.”
Susan Holbrook Daly and Skip,
both had COVID in March. “He
brought it home from his physical
therapist after his knee replacement
in Jan. We were so lucky not to have
been hospitalized but were very sick
for a solid two weeks. Nothing to
fool around with. Fortunately, we are
now back in good health. My shop
is slowly reopening by appointment
and he is playing golf. The 18th of
July marks our 50th anniversary!
Thankful for good health and family!”
And as if all their struggles
weren’t enough, Lorie Harris
Amass sent a heartbreaking note:
“My husband passed away at the
end of March. We were at our lake
house in MT, and I stayed there
alone for two months, enjoying
peace, solitude and nature. Then
I felt ready to come back to my
thoughtful friends in Denver and
am experiencing much of what I had
missed out on while taking care of
dear Bill. And everyone’s brain seems
to be as discombobulated as mine!”
Most of us, if physically healthy,
are just simply staying home and
contemplating the sounds of silence,
as someone once said, or learning to
use Zoom.
Page Kjelstrom sums it up best
for many of us. “I really don’t think I
have anything interesting to say. Just
pretty much quarantined in FL doing
the same things others are doing.”
Diane McCabe Reid is also
quarantined in FL. “Hope you are all
well and safe in these crazy COVID
times! We are fine in Palm Beach but
every day seems the same. Like the
movie Groundhog Day! Wake up,
have coffee, walk the dogs, spend the
day in the pool. Hard to believe it is
almost Aug.!”
Susie McGrath Slate is hanging
out with Jim and their dog, Charlie,
Druid stone building built by Laura Sickman Baksa ’70
Johanna Yaple Wolski ’70,
husband and grandchildren, pre-
COVID
at home, “self-quarantining as much
as possible. It’s not much fun, but
we’re getting along okay. We can always
FaceTime family and friends.
Hope all is well with my 1970 classmates!”
Kate Schlech also uses her computer
to keep busy after she had to
cancel her three-week African safari.
She is “playing some online bridge
with old friends from the DOJ about
once a week and schedules some
more or less regular Zoom calls
with friends. That’s about it. Terribly
missing my volunteer work at the
Library of Congress and at my local
library. Doing some research on an
obscure topic, 15th and 16th century
printers’ marks, just to keep the gray
cells synapsing. Lots of reading but
all lightweight fare. That’s about all
for now. Hope this finds you all safe,
sane and healthy.”
Johanna Yaple Wolski and her
family “have been at home due to
coronavirus for a long time. NJ has
things under control now.” She has
sent along a happy family photo
from pre-COVID times.
Deb Jones says, “We are well,
happily. Life is currently eat, walk,
read and repeat. The days pass easily
and so far, we’ve not gained an
ounce.”
Personally, I have more than a
few ounces I can lend Deb if she is
feeling deprived. Come to think of it
many of us can loan her a few so she
can catch up by reunion. What are
friends for?
Ann Gateley and Ira are hunkered
down with their handsome
grey feline, Boris, who is 14 but
thinks he’s four months. “He is a
good companion for us. My days are
all identical, like my life is the movie
Groundhog Day. We canceled 5 trips
this spring and are hanging on for
travel to open up. Katie McCardell
Webb and I are retiring as fundraisers
after five years. I think we hit the
participation high for the 70s.”
Let’s give Ann and Katie a huge
round of thanks for their tireless efforts
on behalf of our class and the
College.
Pat Swinney Kaufman reported
from one of our first epicenters. “Lock
down in NYC has been uneventful
or eventful based on one’s point
of view. I’ve been retired for several
years so no work from home issues
here. But I do miss the constant travel
with my husband that had become
our way of life. So, looking forward
to that part of life returning someday.
Best parts of the week are Zoom
calls, one official call per day with
various groups of friends. My favorite
is with Mary Jane Hipp Brock,
Fran Griffith Laserson and Eleanor
Albert whom we’ve declared an adopted
SBC alum. The hardest part of
COVID lockdown is not seeing our
three daughters and our two adorable
grandchildren. We did finally
gather the gang together in a house
upstate for two glorious weeks with
our own little pod. Sadly, youngest
daughter, Charlotte, couldn’t join as
she is immersed in a documentary
she is filming in AL. I’m also happy
to be in touch with Kim Mitchell
Bethea and Maggie Cooper Tyner.
Had hoped to organize a rendezvous
and then COVID struck! Hope all
of you are staying healthy and safe
and able to keep your loved ones
nearby.” Pat adds that “last summer
I was visiting daughter Charlotte in
Alabama and we went to see Kitty
Litchfeild Seale in her beautiful
home in Montgomery where she
was convalescing from a devastating
return of breast cancer. We had
a wonderful and extended visit with
Kitty and her husband and daughter.
Sadly, she passed away perhaps
a month later. But she was as funny
and wonderful as ever: Kitty as we
all remember her.”
Sadly, we also just lost our classmate
Eleanor “Missy” Marshall
in May. Please check the memorial
page in this magazine or contact the
alumnae office for more information
if you wish to contact her family.
Speaking for all of us, Kay Parham
Picha was disappointed by the
cancellation of reunion and everything
else she had planned. But she
has managed to convert disappointment
into something cherished.
“In mid-March we took our eightyear-old
grandson to the beach for
his spring break. Then school was
cancelled, so we kept him for two
months. I taught remote first grade,
and David was the P.E. teacher. At
one point the beach closed for two
weeks so we could look at it and hear
the ocean but not step on the sand.
It was a special time to share with
him, hunkered down just the three
of us. We had ice cream after dinner
nightly, and he chose to sit in one of
our laps. Lap sitting will end soon, so
we sat very still for long periods. We
made a special lifetime memory.”
Karen Hartnett and George also
found a way to escape with grandchildren.
“Life at the GK Ranch
hasn’t changed all that much with
self-quarantine. I guess we were
already hermits before the virus.
We’ve loosened up enough that kids
and grandkids have been out to the
pool several times on Memorial Day,
birthdays and the like. However,
George and I acknowledged this
month we needed to find different
scenery for at least a few days. We
ventured 90-minutes north of Houston
to Margaritaville at Lake Conroe.
And, yes, there were plenty of Jimmy
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Buffet songs around the property!
In August, we’ll drive down to Galveston
to gaze at the Gulf from the
10th floor of a new high rise—different
scenery, too. Hope everyone
will come back for 50th+1 next May.
Stay safe and healthy.”
Elsa Jones Forter gets the prize
for the best escape. She is “surviving
the virus so far by social distancing
on our 36-foot sailboat with a 12-
day trip to the vineyard and Cape.
Next, we’re off cruising to ME and
points down east. Hope all are well.”
And a few more of us have explored
new creative endeavors, finding
ways to keep busy. Perhaps the
most unique project comes from
Laura Sickman Baksa who explains
that she and Joan are keeping busy
doing gardening and yard work of
various kinds. “In our back woods
is a field of ferns and I am building
small Celtic-looking stone buildings.
I think I am channeling an ancient
Druid community. If you can’t get to
Europe in the pandemic you have to
recreate it in your backyard.” I hope
Laura’s photo makes it into the magazine,
her small building looks positively
enchanting.
Jane Gott is always doing something
creative, pandemic or not.
“We have stayed at home by choice
since March. I have kept myself busy
taking online painting courses and
found I prefer these classes by Zoom
because I do not have to commute
in DC traffic or travel to another
state to take a workshop. We lost
our three senior cats in the last two
years and rescued two kittens in Feb.
who keep us amused. Our next-door
neighbor is expecting a baby girl in
a couple of weeks. I cannot wait to
adopt her since we have no grandchildren.
Over the winter months I
made three quilts and enjoyed collecting
fabric to make them. One
cannot have too many fabrics or art
supplies. Knitting keeps me busy,
too. Ron has back surgery scheduled
for early Aug. It will take several
months for him to convalesce and do
physical therapy. I admit that I am
tired of cooking. Looking forward to
our reunion and other events.”
And Mardane Rebentisch Mc-
Lemore has also gotten creative
about how to manage her favorite
pastime. “COVID has provided me
the unique opportunity to play golf
by myself. I’m my own foursome.
The practice has greatly improved
my game and I’m loving it. Parents
are in a real bind, having to work despite
camps and schools being cancelled.
So, I’m helping out with my
grandchildren—fortunately, I have
been able to go to the beach for five
weeks—off and on—that has been a
super help as sometimes it’s hard to
keep up!”
Nia Eldridge Eaton unexpectedly
has a lot going on. “I’m two years
into retirement and was enjoying my
time as a docent at both Winterthur
and the Brandywine River Conservancy
and Museum. These two
organizations remind me of Sweet
Briar, they challenge my mind and
soothe my soul. There’s not a day I
don’t learn something. Closed until
recently, both have used Zoom
to put on programs that are informative,
educational and fun. Our
roles as docents are being re-imagined
to support public safety. I give
these institutions credit for moving
outside the box, not normally the
sweet spot for museums. I am back
at Brandywine now as an ambassador
and start again at Winterthur in
Sept. I was also volunteering at our
local hospital gift shop and my last
act right before the shutdown was
working at the Philadelphia Flower
Show, the largest indoor show in the
world. Interacting with the public is
always a hoot and the show really
gives you a welcome kick into spring.
My 10-year-old boxer and I quarantine
at home, walking in the neighborhood
or to the supermarket. Like
most folks, I’m having time to go
through closets and drawers. But in
this blurry time, it’s taking me longer
to do less. I’m learning some patience
and don’t have a sense of urgency. I’m
not running out to get things and
have instead found alternatives or
that the need just evaporates.”
Betty Rau Santandrea is keeping
very busy indeed. “In spite of
COVID, I am enjoying hiking,
summer lap swimming in our neighborhood
pool by reservation, Zoom
gentle stretch yoga, and the Zia
Singers creation of virtual choral videos.
(Check out As We Sing on You-
Tube). Also taking Babbel Italian in
hopes that one day we can return to
Bernalda, Basilicata, in southern Italy
where my husband Bob’s grandparents
were born. Take-out food in
Santa Fe is very good as many of our
400 restaurants struggle to continue.
What makes us sad is that we are
2000 miles from our five grandchildren,
so we only see them on Face-
Time. We have had to cancel two
summer trips back east to see them.
Hope to attend reunion next May.”
Really do check out Betty’s choral
group on YouTube. It’s delightful.
Joanne Hicks Robblee has some
good news for all of us from her
recent escape trip! “On Saturday
July 11, Paul and I headed over to
Lynchburg and we had enough time
to drive around Sweet Briar. It was a
beautiful day and the college looked
amazing! The last time we visited
was about four years ago and our impression
then was that things were
pretty run down. That visit made
my heart hurt. After Saturday’s visit
I am impressed with the effort the
administration and staff are putting
into rebuilding Sweet Briar. So glad
the alums made it possible to meet
our fundraising goal!”
And from me, Kristin Herzog,
I’m stuck in FL, too, having moved
here three years ago. I have joked that
living in FL is fun but feels very much
like living on Mars. That’s become
more true than ever. A wild burst of
company from Europe in late winter
brought me tardy, but miraculously
safe, to this quarantine thing.
Frankly for artists, getting unlimited
time to just hide out and paint
is truly wondrous. I also cut a deal
with my national online art store to
do product demos on YouTube, forgetting
to mention that I, um… had
entirely no clue how to do that. So,
my first COVID month was spent
teaching myself iMovie and going
into the depths of despair every time
my little opus disappeared mysteriously
into computer ether never to
be seen again. But I finally mastered
it and am now a little YouTube star
along with Betty. I have eight videos
up under Kris Paints. After that, my
Zoom yoga teacher suggested we
students write a poem, which I found
completely ludicrous. I don’t write
poems. I’ve never written one. Added
to the fact that I probably have a
good 10 friends from VCCA who
are all professional award-winning
nationally-known poets. But since
this is a time of doing new things I
gradually thought well what the hell,
and wrote a poem, by which time
my joy in getting to paint all alone
with the cats for weeks on end had
totally worn out and I began moping
dawn to dusk like all my friends. So
now we Skype and Zoom with each
other, we have an art critique group
going, and I’m back to being busy
getting work done for my museum
show this coming Jan. Learning to
love what I’m doing and accept that
things go up and down is always
the hard part. I’ve realized my parents
went through the Depression
and WWII. My grandparents went
through those and WWI. So OK,
we can do a year or two of this virus
thing. And someday we will wake up
like Rip Van Winkle and find we are
in a brave new world.
And before I close, if you
aren’t familiar with some recent nifty
news from SBC, do check the links
on the College website. Sweet Briar
has sold Mt. San Angelo to VCCA
which is a completely wonderful
move for all concerned. VCCA is
now on solid ground and after all
these years can plot a future. Miraculously
a Georgia O’Keeffe painting
facilitated the sale.
And second, SBC is in all the national
news that discusses COVID
and colleges because we are brilliantly
marketing our biggest asset: space!
We are probably the only college that
can actually offer each student her
own acre or two plus a single room,
so enrollment is up! This is really a
fabulous turn of events. If FL lets me
out by May I’ll see you all at reunion!
I can’t wait. Take care of yourselves
and your loved ones. Remember to
love yourself. Open your heart. Stay
safe. Wear masks. The sun will come
up. And tomorrow is another year.
1971
Mary Frances Oakey Aiken
jmaiken4@me.com
Anne Milbank Mell
anne.mell@yahoo.com
Beverly Van Zandt
beverlyvz@gmail.com
Thanks for all the great updates!
It is hard to believe that next spring
is our 50th reunion. The dates have
been set for May 28-30, 2021. Please
mark your calendars and come if you
can! It will be great to catch up with
each other in person and share memories!
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Carol Remington Foglesong has
enjoyed her “mostly solitary, stay-put,
stay-safe COVID-19” home bubble.
Lots of reading, movie watching,
work for the Orange County League
of Women Voters, multiple Zoom
calls, and intermittent dinners with
her son and his family. Her May-June
2020 British Isles cruise with three
friends was postponed until 2021.
Carol anticipates her long-awaited,
much-needed back fusion surgery
(darn stenosis, aka arthritis, in her
spine) if COVID-19 doesn’t interfere
with the scheduling. She is still
getting used to the new normal and
masks everywhere.
Nesi Wisell O’Connor traveled
to New Zealand and Melbourne for
a month just before the lockdown.
She returned home to Longwood,
FL, to find that her kitchen renovation
was not complete—no appliances,
etc., and she then spent most
of the lockdown period finishing
this major project. With a positive
attitude, she reported that “it was a
good distraction over the past few
months.” Nesi is looking forward to
reunion, and she and Alix Smith
have already rented a house for it.
“See you in 2021.”
Jacque Penny reports all good
here, and it’s such a crazy time. She
continues to care for her mum who
is over 92. Jacque spends her days
painting, walking, swimming, reading,
meditating, playing piano and
caring for her mum. She tries to stay
positive and hope for the best. Jacque
also notes that the whole racial
unrest has been amazing and a long
time coming. She hopes that we get
some reforms and prays for change
and peace. Last year she managed a
cruise from Portugal around Spain
to celebrate her 70th. She loved
Spain, especially Valencia and Barcelona.
Then just before COVID-19
hit, Jacque, Louise Dempsey, Kathy
Wilson, Maureen Conway and
Cami Crocker had a mini reunion.
She hopes all will plan to be at our
50th reunion! In the meantime, be
well and happy and stay in touch.
Life is short—even if it’s long.
Louise Archer Slater has been in
her garden most of the time over the
past 6 months. “We have suddenly
become a very sunny garden after
losing a huge old oak that has shaded
our property for the past 100+
years. Implementing the change
from shade to sun in the very hot
south is a time-consuming project.
Currently, I am improvising small
solid color umbrellas in strategic
points as the temps get hotter and
hotter. We had a packed year of travel
which did not happen, but we have
had the great pleasure of celebrating
our 50th wedding anniversary with a
drive-by organized by our children
and champagne with a few friends in
our garden. By far the most exciting
event has been the birth of our second
granddaughter, Laurel Adeline
Slater, on June 24 of this year. Her
almost three-year-old sister, Audrey,
spent a while with us which was
great fun and a bit more of a challenge
in the time of COVID. We are
all healthy, happy and very thankful
to be alive.”
Claire Kinnett Tate says there
is not much to report here in this
time of COVID-19. Thankfully all
of her loved ones are healthy. Son
Austin and his family live close by in
Charlotte. However, daughter Bright
and her family live in New Zealand!
John’s sister lives there. Her five siblings
are spread around. She and
John are very thankful for FaceTime
and Zoom. Biggest recent news was
her 70th birthday last May!
Jill Lowry Wiemer is missing
all the snuggles and hugs from her
grandchildren. Lots of Zoom and
FaceTime is having to do for now.
She is enjoying bridge online using
Zoom plus a bridge app at the same
time so they can chat and play. She
is lifting up prayers every day for the
world, our country and all the medical
personnel, especially her two
daughters (an ICU nurse in a major
hospital and a nurse practitioner in
an urgent care facility) that are faceto-face
with COVID-19 every time
they go to work. She is thankful they
have a summer getaway in Highlands,
NC, which has provided relief
from all that is going on. Prayers,
golf, croquet and walks with a little
online bridge keep her busy. She
counts her blessings every day and
prays for the many people in need
of so much and those who have lost
loved ones to this insidious disease.
She urges everyone to help be part of
the solution and wear a mask whenever
you come in contact with others.
Amanda Megargee Sutton enjoyed
a 70th birthday get together
in Destin, FL, in early Feb. with
Just before COVID-19 hit, Jacque Penny ’71, Louise Dempsey McKean ’71,
Kathy Wilson Lamb ’71, Maureen Conway ’71 and Cami Crocker
Wodehouse ’71 had a mini reunion
Wendy Weiss Smith ’71 and
husband in Bermuda
Trixie Hatten Chambers ’71 with
Laura Willets Evans ’81 and Nancy
Webb Corkery ’81
Brooke Thomas Dold, Frances
Barnes Kennamer and Martha Roton
Terry. Amanda was 70 on Jan.
31, and Brooke was 71 on Feb. 13 so
there was a short window to get together
when they were all 70! Amanda
and Goody have been enjoying
time together in their garden, baking
bread, knitting, reading, sorting and
throwing out stuff. The pool at her Y
finally reopened in June and she has
been there every other day. She also
went to Sweet Briar Day at Wendy
Weiler’s daughter’s home and enjoyed
it so much.
Anne Milbank Mell, like everyone
else, has been sheltered at home
in NJ, playing bridge on an online
app, Zooming with friends and family
and walking her two pups. Actually,
one belongs to her son, who normally
lives in NYC. John and family
left NYC April 4 to drive to OH and
live with her younger daughter and
her family. The eight have managed
to make it work and her son added
a little buckeye/third daughter to his
family at the end of May. The MI/
OH State rivalry in the future will
take on new meaning! Meanwhile,
out west, her older daughter is taking
advantage of time to get a puppy and
keep her boys active hiking, playing
tennis and golf! She is unsure when
she will next see any of them, but, in
the meantime, she has four lifetimes’
worth of projects to work on!
Beryl Bergquist spoke at the
2020 American Immigration Lawyers
Association conference planned
for San Diego but went virtual due
to the pandemic. She practices immigration
law and renovates houses
for sale or lease on the side. The
latest, a seven-bedroom, three-bath
reno turned into a six-bedroom with
master suite, four-bath house that
closed socially distanced in cars at
curbside! The new normal is Zoom
consultations, sheltering in place
with Duolingo to learn Spanish and
fall 2020
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flower gardening until work in the
Fernbank Forest reopens, her favorite
Atlanta volunteer project.
Shannon Salmon is very proud
of the progress being made at Sweet
Briar and sends kudos to all who
have committed to the College and
its future as a first-rate institution!
Shannon and her family had a
fabulous 2019 trip to Rome and
Lucca. Fifteen family members
joined Shannon and her husband for
a week in Lucca at a villa where they
dined, drank and enjoyed each other’s
company. Ages ranged from four
to 75. Since COVID-19 entered the
scene, Shannon and her family have
stayed close to home in MD.
Judy Brown Fletcher moved to
a newer house 18 months ago and
since then has had both knees replaced.
She is still fine tuning the
1958, traditional house to their
needs, most recently having 11 raised
beds built so that she can go back to
growing veggies. She’s also planted
two Southern Magnolia trees and
moved endless plants the previous
owner put in the wrong locations:
hostas in sun, roses and peonies in
deep shade. Very interesting mistakes,
to be sure. She is in the process
of replacing worn lawn with white
clover. The bees are thrilled and it
stays reliably green despite increasingly
hot summers. As for the house,
she has kept the plumbers busy,
rerouting plumbing and replacing
pipes: the usual headaches that go
with an older house. They have been
staying home because of COVID
but staying busy with all of the projects.
She hopes that by next spring it
will be safe to travel to Sweet Briar
for our 50th celebration!
Alix Smith hopes that all our
classmates are COVID-free and not
too stressed. She is very proud of
Sweet Briar’s handling of the crisis
and is excited that the enrollment
goal for next year has been met.
Alix actually enjoyed her quarantine
along with her cat. Now her recipes,
family photos, memorabilia, and
collections are the most organized
they have ever been. She averaged
five-six books a month, her garden
looks tended, and she learned how to
Zoom and conference through Facebook
Messenger. Alex hopes that we
can be together for our 50th reunion.
“We will have much to celebrate!”
Bev Van Zandt reports that the
high points of this past nine months
have been her two new grandsons.
Skip joined Beverly, Tom and Evangeline
in Charleston, and Steele
arrived a little early to Roberta and
Chris in NYC. Bev enjoyed two visits
with each family before heading
home to San Miguel de Allende just
as the borders closed. Bev reports
that the SMA lockdown has been
much like those in the U.S. She and
a friend began a colonia (neighborhood)
food project. Donors have
been very generous, and despensas of
food are now given out to those who
have lost jobs due to the pandemic.
These sustain over 100 people. Bev
can’t wait for our 50th reunion. She
encourages everyone to start planning
a return road trip to SBC.
Carolyn Tuttle Murray notes
how much has changed in such a
short time. She still is adjusting to
widowhood and lives in the small
town of Reidsville, NC. Her daughter
and her husband have three children
and her son and his wife have
two children. Prior to the pandemic,
Carolyn was spending as much time
as she could with her grandchildren
and could also visit her 100-year-old
mother in AL. Times have definitely
changed. On a lighter note, Carolyn
feels like she celebrated turning 70
for about the entire year last year
with a wonderful party given by her
children and trips to NY (with her
daughter and granddaughter), FL
(to see Diana Zeidel), and Canyon
Ranch (with Diana and Mimi Pitts
Dixon). Carolyn ends her class note
with “Let’s hope we will all be back
to a semblance of a normal life soon!”
Andrea Bateman is still alive and
working. Her sister and most of her
family are in north FL now. She went
to Miami for work several times but,
unfortunately, never saw Ellen. She
likes our growing SBC club.
Wendy Weiss Smith’s Mom
celebrated her 103rd birthday last
summer with her ’74 SBC twin
sisters and family; yes, her mother
is in the same multi-level house in
which they grew up, and yes, she
endures snowy/icy winters. Teaching
English-as-a-second-language to
professionals from different cultures
continues to be lots of fun. Living
in Durham, NC, offers many diversions:
symphony, ballet, Duke basketball,
modern dance festival.
Having a retired husband (of
43+ years) means an abundance of
travel: Cuba, Portugal and Ecuador
this past year; Susan Greenwald
explored with them on the first two
which were W&L excursions; fun
eight-gal trip to Philadelphia for art
and history and Longwood Garden;
a couple of reunions for her husband
in Charlottesville and Chicago, while
her unofficial high school one was
back in northern OH. She is engaged
with several Duke women’s groups
plus a garden club and volunteering
at Duke Gardens. Almost enough
time in each day, right? Durham,
NC, has proved a wonderful place to
be at the moment as they are walking
along streams in deciduous woods
daily, then entertaining friends in the
yard or on the screened porch.
Wendy Norton Brown sadly
reports that her husband, Lee, was
diagnosed with Alzheimer’s six years
ago and goes to an adult day center
three days a week. Due to the
pandemic, he was back home 24/7
for 14 weeks last spring which was
difficult, but the center has now reopened.
It has been hard not being
able to see their grandchildren often
but she knows it has been hard
on their parents too, since both are
trying to work from home with a
toddler and three siblings ages five,
seven, and nine.
Pam Henery Arey has been
moving forward with disassembling
her household with the hope of
listing her property in spring 2021.
While she loves living on Cypress
Creek, the upkeep has become too
much and detracts from the enjoyment.
Now that she’s begun the
clean-out in earnest with the help of
her four children, it’s not so bad. She
is still president of the local board of
the senior activities center, but that
has been closed since mid-March.
The building continues to be used
as child care for essential workers
during the pandemic. Her son, a
health care worker in PA, quarantined
at home and thankfully has
recovered from a mild-moderate case
of COVID-19. Looking forward to
keeping in touch for our 50th!
Rhoda Allen Brooks says she
really appreciates all Carol does to
keep us in touch. She loves reading
everyone’s news, though was sad to
hear about Gina and Ellen. Seventy
seems too young to die now that
we’re there!
Andrea Bateman is still alive and
working. Her sister and most of her
family are in north FL now. She went
to Miami for work several times but,
unfortunately, never saw Ellen. She
likes our growing SBC club.
Kathleen “Kathy” Burns Beaudreau
Halperin has traveled from
corporate to certifiable laughter leader
to death doula. While cultivating
seeds of joy on the planet, she intends
to create honor towards the final
journey—a lessening of fear and
an embrace of anticipation, a stepping
into our power as elders—this
is why we are here now.
In January Dee Kysor reported
that she still loved her job as music
director at Grace Episcopal Church
in Goochland, VA. The church and
the choir were growing by leaps and
bounds. The sanctuary is a standalone
building built in 1876. Many
of the original glass panes remain,
and, yes it does have heat and air
conditioning. Her daughter, Jenn
Hebrank, and classmate, Susan
Greenwald came down from Buffalo,
NY, and Hoboken, NJ, to help
celebrate her 70th birthday in October
2019. Jenn’s visit was a complete
surprise! The church had a party for
her, too. And, appropriate for a retired
veterinarian, it happened that
her birthday fell on the Blessing of
the Animals. What a great day! She
also got together briefly at Lewis
Ginter Botanical Gardens with Val
Murphy. The grandkids, Sam (10)
and Maisie (seven) live in Buffalo
and are doing well. She and George
enjoyed a trip out to Las Vegas for a
family wedding in September 2019
and went out a few days early and
drove up to Zion National Park for
some great hiking. Dee’s addendum
this summer is that she and George
are well. As the music director at
her church, she has learned a few
new skills to enhance their online
services. She can now sound pretty
good via Zoom thanks to a new
microphone and some Zoom adjustments.
She never expected to be
a tech nerd at this age. Thank goodness
she turned her old office into a
music studio earlier this year (pre-
COVID). They are now allowed by
the Bishop to have outdoor services
which gives a musician a different set
of problems: one breeze and three
pages turn! Clothespins come in
handy. She tries to stay fit with the
treadmill, and they hike when they
can at a nearby state park. She is using
the time at home to put in a new
perennial border. They are missing
their daughter and her family who
are in Buffalo, NY, but continue to
care for their two horses, three cats
and a dog. No trips planned for now.
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She hopes everyone is staying safe
and healthy.
Barbara Gracey Backer is grateful
for good health, great friends,
meaningful work and much grace
at age 70. She is especially grateful
that her entire family lives close by.
Their two sons, John and David, are
working with her in their insurance
business and their daughter, Katie,
will come in a few months. They
have three grandchildren in Delray
Beach and see them often: Jack
(four), Gracey (two) and Will (three
months) with a grandson due in
Aug. and a granddaughter in Sept.
She and Ron took a trip to southeast
Asia and are now playing lots of
croquet and really enjoying the game.
She is involved in a healing ministry
at her church. “So much to be grateful
for, despite the inevitable challenges
and losses which we all face as
we age.” She sends love and hope for
a great 50th reunion in 2021.
Linda Hill Krensky reports that
life goes on in spite of the pandemic
and her family members have thus
far been fortunate to have stayed
well. Their son, Ben, who is a high
school teacher, has not been working
but his wife, in research at N.I.H.,
is actually working on a vaccine for
COVID-19. Several of their additional
five children have been able to
work from home. Nine of their ten
grandchildren are out of school for
who knows how long. Moshi (one)
is the only one who is oblivious to
all that is going on. Their business,
Country Squire Cleaners, is deemed
essential so they have been able to
remain open and she and her husband
are running it without the
furloughed employees. Economic
improvement may be a few months
away so they are making the best of
it while enjoying spending more time
together. She still has several of her
bookkeeping clients, so is busy everyday
with one job or another. She
hopes all is going well for everyone
and we can actually be close to one
another without masks for the reunion
next spring!
Mary Frances Oakey Aiken alternates
her time between Naples,
FL, and Richmond, VA, where her
children and grandchildren live. Last
spring, she and John were later coming
back to VA due to the closures
with the virus, but they finally braved
the travel by car in June. The traffic
was the lightest on I-95 they have
ever encountered! Since then, lots
of time has been spent organizing at
home, reading, knitting baby hats for
newborns in area hospitals, watching
Netflix, and, her new favorite
pastime, playing the game Mexican
Train with John. Their 25th wedding
anniversary trip of a European
river cruise has been postponed until
next year. How coincidental that
many of the SBC class of ’71 will be
71 at our reunion!
The following class updates are
a synopsis of the notes collected by
Carol Foglesong just before the
coronavirus hit.
Denise Beardsworth Costa has
moved back to the east coast after
about 25 years in the west, retired
from a career in journalism. She
and her husband, John, also a newly
retired journalist, now live within a
mile of their youngest child, a lawyer,
and her husband and two children
near Richmond, VA. Their eldest
is a researcher in medical applications
of artificial intelligence, and
their middle child is involved with
computer languages. He has three
daughters. She is still a newbie at
the retirement business and unsure
where she’ll focus her energies, but
travel and grandchildren will likely
be a big part of it.
Rosemary Dunaway Trible and
Paul have been at Christopher Newport
University where he has served
as president for 24 years. They have
loved every minute and feel privileged
to experience these young
people as they grow into leading a
life of significance. They now have
four grandchildren. Daughter and
Barrett have a son Lochlan (nine)
and a daughter Truitt (seven). The
sons, Paul and Brett, have two children,
Camden (two) and Carrington
(5-1/2 months). They are a joy! She
retired as executive director of Fear-
2Freedom this year but serves on the
board and remains active. The mission
is to bring hope and dignity to
those sexually assaulted and to empower
communities and students to
combat sexual violence. Over 26,000
Fear2Freedom after-care kits have
gone to hospitals and community
groups. Check it out at Fear2Freedom.org.
Michela English and Rob have
moved from DC to the house on
Gwynn’s Island, VA, on the Chesapeake
Bay. While they still have a
small apartment in DC, they consider
Gwynn’s Island their permanent
residence. She no longer works full
time but serves on a number of corporate
and non-profit boards which
occupy most of her time. When not
working, she enjoys walking or kayaking
with her Australian labradoodle,
reading, visiting friends, and cleaning
up after Rob’s gourmet meals. They
also have two grown children and a
granddaughter. Daughter, Eleanore,
and granddaughter, Darby, live in
Dallas and son, Will, lives in Sydney,
Australia. They spent a fun weekend
in Richmond with Betsy Muhlenfeld,
former SBC president, whom
they see regularly.
Kathy Garcia Pegues and husband,
John became Master Gardeners
this year (joining Barbara and
Amanda—and who else?). They
used their new skills at Sweet Work
Weeks for the fifth year. This will
be her last season as the program’s
co-chair but they still plan to be participants.
They took a beautiful and
historically interesting trip to eastern
Europe: Warsaw, Auschwitz, Krakow
(their favorite), Budapest, Vienna,
Prague and all the music and
beautiful countryside in between.
Camp Grandma-Gee was again in
session for the grandkids. They did
a two-week New England trip in
2019 to Plymouth, Boston, Cape
Cod, Nantucket and New Bedford,
concentrating on local history and
the whaling industry in particular.
Great fun!
Kathy, Wendy Weiler and Ellen
Weintraub attended Gina Mancusi
Wills’ memorial. They were shocked
and saddened that, just a few weeks
later, there was the news of Ellen’s
sudden passing. She was glad to have
had that time with them. “Ladies,
next May is our 50th reunion. Please
make every effort to be there. Life is
precious and fragile; we want to see
you and celebrate our shared past
and the stories of our journeys.”
Liz Glassman retired at the end
of June 2020 from the Terra Foundation
of American Art after almost 20
years as its President and CEO. She
says the post has been nothing but
tremendously gratifying, but now is
looking forward to the next chapter.
This will include continuing more
time at her home in Santa Fe, and
also living in her perch on Lincoln
Park in Chicago. For the last 20 years
she has been traveling the world fairly
constantly, as well as having a good
time at home, enjoying friends and
family, books and many laughs. Anyone
in the area, please let her know.
She looks forward to reunions of all
kinds.
Trixie Hatten Chambers tells us
that she and Edwin are enjoying life
on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Their
residence is still in GA, and she still
works occasionally as a psychiatric
consultant in the emergency room
in Tallahassee. They just completed
training for CASA in MS. She has
enjoyed traveling to Israel and Italy
in the last couple of years and had
the serendipitous pleasure of meeting
two SBC sisters, Asses in fact!
They were at a lovely dinner at a very
long table under an arbor at a villa in
Italy when Laura Willets Evans ’81,
asked animatedly, “Hey, Trixie! Were
you an Ass? She replied, “Yes! How
did you know?” She points to another
guest, Nancy Corkery ’82 a few
seats down, and says, “Nancy was an
Ass, too!” They laughed hysterically
as they beheld the faces of many perplexed
guests!
Anne Helms Cooper and Bill
have moved into a condo after selling
their house in July 2019. They
sold their house and three days later,
while at Smith Mountain Lake, Bill
fell and broke his neck. She packed
everything up and moved into a
much smaller condo while he was
in the hospital and acute rehab for
seven weeks. He came home four
days after she had moved into the
condo, and they have been working
on it ever since. If he continues to
progress well, they had planned to go
to Spain, Portugal and Morocco this
past June. Anne has been taking tap
class at parks and rec and highly recommends
it. There was also a special
trip before the virus hit to the Grove
Park Inn in Asheville, NC, to celebrate
the birthdays of two grandsons
and herself.
Nancy Liebowitz Vose is doing
well in TX, loving retirement and
is able to do a lot of volunteer work
in several different areas as well as
enjoying travel. She has two Great
Danes and the younger one is a therapy
dog. They have completed over
70 visits in this past year. She reports
that the dog has a better social life
than they do. She welcomes visitors
and is located just north of Dallas.
Carolyn Jones Walthall is doing
OK and still lives in Daphne, AL.
She had hip replacement surgery in
Sept. 2019 (too much dancing at
combo parties?), and now feels like a
balanced walker. Thank goodness for
modern surgery when it works!
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Maggie Mather Feldmeier says
she is blessed with good health and
she and Jake are enjoying this phase
of life—balancing growing a relatively
new business with time for travel,
family and friends. They have tried
to do at least one major trip per year.
Oct-Nov 2019 they went to South
America for a couple weeks and
toured Chile, Argentina and Brazil.
Sadly, she was not back in time
to attend Gina Mancusi’s memorial
service and says it is hard to picture
that little spark-plug gone. In 2020,
she had hoped to take her maiden
grandchild trip with Andy (10), the
oldest, on a Tauck Bridges tour of
the west. The fall 2020 trip was going
to be to the Baltic countries (Estonia,
Latvia, Lithuania and Finland)
and Russia. She is trying to do the
far-flung spots while they’re still mobile.
As a dear Irish friend says (with
heavy brogue): “You have the go-go
years, the slow-go years, and the nogo
years.” She is convincing herself
that she is still in go-go mode! Most
of the year Maggie is in Cazenovia,
NY, where they love a lakeside location,
except in winter when it looks
like Siberia! To that end, they rent a
house every year in Hilton Head for
March and early April and are able
to work remotely. Two of their three
grands (with a 4th that was due in
May 2020) live right near them in
Cazenovia. Their other grandchild
(named Mather Margaret) lives in
Charlottesville.
Valeria Murphey has been living
in Richmond for the last 45
years, working as a newspaper reporter,
magazine editor and then a
state budget manager. She is now
enjoying retirement. She and her
husband, Dick Bragg, love to travel
and have been all over the world,
mostly exploring Europe but also
Southeast Asia, Egypt, Israel, Kenya
and Tanzania. Last year, they spent
three weeks in Puglia, a wonderfully
unspoiled area in the heel of the
boot in Italy. Last spring, they were
headed to Peru for a three-week trip
to the Amazon jungle, Machu Picchu
and Lake Titicaca. Next year is
South Africa, Botswana and Namibia.
Some of their most special trips
were bonding experiences with each
grandchild as he or she turned 14.
They now have eight granddaughters
(ranging in age from 17 to 27,
a grandson aged 24, and the first
great grandchild on the way). Since
the older grandchildren are now getting
married and pregnant, it seems
she’ll be hosting or going to a lot of
bridal and baby showers. She didn’t
have children of her own, but married
a man with kids so she got to go
straight to being a grandmother! Kudos
to all who have been working so
hard to keep Sweet Briar strong and
healthy since we saved her!
Carol Remington Foglesong
has taken two bucket list trips in 12
months. Wee doggie! She went on
a Viking River Rhine Cruise from
Amsterdam to Basel, Switzerland
in October 2019. Her May 2020
70th birthday present to herself
was postponed but was a 19-day
Viking Ocean cruise to the British
Isles (London, Dublin, Wales, Belfast,
Scotland and ending in Bergen,
Norway). Nesi is waiting for her!
Still is still active in her professional
association, Property Records
Industry Association (PRIA). That
means she gets to go to both national
conferences each year and see
friends made over the past 15 years.
She was going to see youngest son,
Christopher, his wife, Sarah, and
their new house in New Braunfels,
TX, before and after the PRIA conference
in Austin at the end of Feb.
Her oldest son, Eric, and his wife,
Crissy, plus four grands—Jameson
(13), Mackinley (11), Collins (nine)
and Leighton (seven)—live closer to
her in the Orlando area and are busy
with lots of sports and school activities.
Grammie Carol is happy to join
in when schedules allow, or an extra
driver/car is needed. Carol also stays
busy with the League of Women
Voters of Orange County and is contemplating
a move within a year or
two to a continuing care community.
“Ain’t getting any younger and my
mom set a great example for me to
follow.” Her mother has had a wonderful
experience at her CCC north
of Baltimore, where she goes to see
her about every eight weeks. She
turned 97 in December 2020.
René Roark Bowditch is still
in VA but she moved from Williamsburg
to Gloucester, just off the
York River on Sarah Creek, in 2010
when her husband, with his brother,
turned their family home on Main
Street, Yorktown, into a B&B: hornsbyhouseinn.com.
It’s a great place for
corporate retreats, weddings and
girlfriend weekends, as well as visits
to nearby Williamsburg. While David
is an innkeeper in his retirement,
she is still heavily involved with the
nonprofit she cofounded 13 years
ago, hereforthegirls.org. H4TG provides
not-your-typical psychosocial
support to young women affected by
breast cancer in-person in 11 communities,
and online nationwide.
If you know of any young women
(diagnosed under 50) dealing with
breast cancer or its aftermath, please
send them her way. Connecting with
others their age who get it because
they’ve been there can be a huge help.
Some of her Sweet Briar sisters, like
Rosemary Dunaway Trible and
Barbie Gracey Backer, have supported
this to her great delight. Her
biggest family news was that her
29-year-old daughter was getting
married this May at her home to a
great guy from Annapolis, which is
where they will live. This is their first
to marry so they are very excited.
“Yup, we started kinda late, lol.” She
sees Rosemary Dunaway Trible
and Becky Bottomley Meeker often
as both live nearby. She will see if she
can talk them into a road trip for our
50th. Treasuring every single day!
Trudy Slade McNight has been
on quite a journey, literally and figuratively,
with her husband’s diagnosis
over the past decade. She married
her sweet husband, Jack, in 2005,
on Bainbridge Island, WA. In 2010,
she suspected that something wasn’t
quite right with him. He was eventually
diagnosed with dementia, and
a few years later, Alzheimer’s. They
have managed to live a good life over
this time, amazingly enough. They
moved back to her house in Atlantic
Beach, FL, for five years and enjoyed
their time at the beach. She was
becoming disgruntled with health
care, especially for Jack’s needs, and
decided to do an online search for
dementia care around the world. A
care resort in Chiang Mai, Thailand,
came up in the search. Long story
short, they moved to Chiang Mai
three years ago, the first year living at
the Care Resort Chiang Mai, and the
last two years living independently.
This has turned out to be a very good
move for them. It is an area where
caring and respect for the elderly are
cultural values. In addition, the move
has been a stimulating adventure for
her and they have met many wonderful
people, Thais and expats from
all over the world. She is so glad they
took the risk of moving there!
Barbara Smith Young says life
continues to be good for her with six
grandchildren who they see often.
She is still involved with the University
of Kentucky and the University
Hospital. She keeps up with Susan
Ewing, Pamolu Oldham and saw
Wendy Weiler last year at her sister’s
funeral in NJ. Her sister, Lynne,
was in the SBC Class of ’64, so she
heard from many of her classmates
after her death.
Sally Uptegrove Lee’s husband
of 46 years died in July 2019 from
renal cancer, and it has been a difficult
time. Her sister had already
planned to take a cruise from Los
Angeles to Auckland, New Zealand,
to escape cold weather, so she decided
to join her. At the time she wrote
this update, the ship was anchored in
Bora Bora. They were enjoying yoga,
bridge classes, team trivia, lectures
and dancing, as well as wonderful
food and drink. They planned to
tour NZ after disembarking and
returned home Feb. 29. Seven years
ago, she and Bob moved from Nashville
to San Antonio to be closer to
their daughter. They remodeled a
1920s house and she joined the Assistance
League and the Trinity University
Women’s Club. Rachel is now
moving to San Francisco because
her husband has started working at
Google! So, you never know what
will happen next. She is happy in
San Antonio and does not plan to
move, but it is obvious she will now
be traveling to CA to see them and
her three grandchildren.
Linda Whitlow Knight was expecting
their first grandbaby early
last Feb. She was headed to VA for
a Jamestown Society board meeting
and then on to Rome to arrive in
time to see their daughter, her husband
and the new baby. Needless to
say, it was pretty hectic then but in
a good way! She was shocked and
saddened to learn of Gina’s and Ellen’s
passing, especially since two of
our classmates were with Ellen such
a short time before at Gina’s service.
Roseanne Woodruff wanted to
express her sadness at the loss of two
SBC classmates this past year: Gina
and Ellen. She had not seen Gina
since SBC, but remembers her verve
and effervescence while at SBC, and,
of course, her infectious smile. Ellen’s
untimely passing was a shock to all.
She had the opportunity to converse
with Ellen (and her doggies) during
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Sweet Work Weeks a couple of years
ago. (Well, the dogs may have been
contraband, but they were adorable!)
They spoke of the possibility of a
doggie dorm, or pet dorm or some
accommodation for those wishing
to attend SBC with pets other than
horses. She was looking forward to
more conversations with Ellen. She
has enjoyed class notes from years
past, although she has not participated
much, if at all, and the same with
reunions. More recently, she attended
a part of a reunion and also Sweet
Work Weeks, both of which she
strongly recommends. She doesn’t
Facebook much because of her line
of work for the federal government
which involves investigative accounting
and a security clearance. Much of
the work has been fairly typical contract,
grant, loan, and loan guarantee
and performance oversight. Currently,
she is temporarily out of the daily
commuting work force, planning
and preparing for a return focused
on her professional preferences. She
actively trains to update and upgrade
her skills, most recently undertaking
enterprise risk management training
as well as state-of-the-art training in
artificial intelligence and how it can
be used to transform financial and
accounting work. Roseanne no longer
lives in downtown DC, where
she had lived for decades. Several
years after purchasing an elegant Dupont
Circle condo, the condo flooded
via the common elements, which
had not been properly maintained
despite the escalating property values,
condo fees and superb location.
The walls and flooring, including
herringbone teak flooring, were lost.
Along with renovating the extensive
damage, she ended up completely
gutting and updating the kitchen, although
that was not impacted by the
flooding. Because of her disappointing
experience with condo living, she
decided to consider a single-family
home where she would have control
over her own destiny. (And she had
become fearless about real estate and
renovations.) She spotted a charming
French country home out in the
Fauquier County, VA, countryside
and opted to try country living as
well as the major commute related to
that privilege. (There was originally
an agreement to telework three days
a week, a policy which was later revised
for her and others living some
distance from the office downtown.)
She enjoyed her new life so much
she eventually sold the downtown
DC condo once the renovations were
completed. Maintaining her professional
contacts and credentials, as
well as her home and the one acre
of landscaping that surrounds it,
have taken much of her time and
effort recently. While she aspires to
one day become a Master Gardener
like Kathy Garcia Pegues, she is
still learning about landscaping and
plants by attending the wonderful
lectures at the premiere local nursery,
Merrifield Garden Center, as well
as those sponsored by local counties.
She also more recently became
involved in local volunteer and civic
activities. Prior to the condo debacle,
she was involved in a lot of dance
and charity events in and around
DC and also participated in a beach
house in Rehoboth, DE, for years,
traveling the back roads to the beach
most summer weekends. She also
managed to travel, including cruises
to the Caribbean, a Mediterranean
cruise with extra days in Rome and
Venice and a South American cruise
around Cape Horn, which she highly
recommends. She added touring
days in Santiago, Chile, Buenos Aires,
Argentina and Sao Paulo, Brazil.
She is looking forward to our 50th
and hopes to see not only SBC graduates,
but those who attended with
us but did not graduate from SBC.
Diana Zeidel says hi to everyone.
She enjoyed a rejuvenating 70th with
Mimi Pitts Dixon and Caroline
Tuttle Murray at Canyon Ranch.
As George Will said, “We have one
less worry: no fear of dying young!”
She and Jon are well and they have
moved to a city condo in West Palm
Beach. They love being able to walk
everywhere. One granddaughter is
in college and the other two are finishing
high school. Diana goes to
Richmond often to see family and
has seen Mimi Pitts and Caroline
Tuttle there as well. As Jacque said,
“I spend a lot of time caring for my
mom...could have used more home
economics and less statistics.” She
hopes everyone is well.
Your class secretaries, Anne, Bev
and Mary Frances, send their best
to all of you! Thank you for sharing
your news. Stay safe and well! We
hope to see many of you at the 50th
reunion May 28-30, 2021!
1972
Jill Johnson
MarySue Morrison Thomas
98 Pine Bluff
Portsmouth, VA 23701
72sweetbriar@gmail.com
Jeannette Pillsbury is happily
settled in Amherst, VA, just down
the road from Sweet Briar. Although
COVID-19 has curtailed travel, she
has visited a few VA classmates. She
was able to attend most of the Jan.
Sweet Briar Day gatherings in VA.
In Jan., Ellen Apperson, in town
for some business at Sweet Briar,
visited her for a good overnight stay.
Jeannette hopes more classmates will
come for a meal or for an overnight.
Holly Smith writes from London
that she loved lockdown. It gave her
time to learn InDesign software for
laying out her Garden Square News
magazine, and to produce the spring
issue. See her new website: gardensquarenews.com.
It also allowed her
and her husband, Neil Osborn, time
to enjoy one of the best springs in
recent memory. She said the weather
was perfect, and the lack of car and
airline pollution revealed, within
about two days, that London had vivid
blue skies over it. They rode Boris
Bikes for the first time since the empty
streets were so safe.
Dale Shelly Graham thought
2020 was going to be great since
son Fielding and daughter Lily were
both getting married but then the
pandemic struck and both weddings
were cancelled. Lily’s wedding was
planned for three different dates before
she realized that the wedding of
her dreams was becoming a nightmare.
In a bow to lock downs and the
somber times, Lily is now looking
forward to a small outdoor celebration
in Sept. with just family and attendants
at her aunt Elliott Graham
Schoenig’s ’76 farm in Charlottesville.
They have been stockpiling gloves,
masks and disinfectants so hopefully
this wedding will work. Dale really
regrets that her SBC peeps can’t be
there to celebrate with her especially
since they’ve been so sweet and
supportive during all the chaos. Her
son Fielding and his fiancé cancelled
their Oct. wedding in Scotland and
haven’t made any new plans yet. On
a brighter note she’s happy to report
that everyone is still healthy.
Deirdre Conley sends her news
from COVID central in Miami!
She has remained safe at home for
months: “a Zoom kind of year,” she
says. Her sanity has been saved by
her superb Sweet Briar Summer
session, Prof. Jeff Key’s “The Modern
Middle East” with one SBC student
and five other alumnae including
classmate Jeannette Pillsbury.
DeDe just finished her class research
project, so if you have any lingering
questions on Turkey, please feel free
to ask! She also loved the Alumnae
College presentations on our core
curriculum classes led by many brilliant
professors and enjoyed our ’72
Zoom class reunion, seeing all the
faces not seen for a while. DeDe is
disappointed not to attend Sweet
Work Weeks this summer and also
not to be able to go to France for the
time being. She stays in touch with
Liz Clegg Woodard who is safe and
sound in Houston, Jean Chaloux
Miani who is doing well in another
hot spot, Milan, Italy. DeDe continues
to exchange emails with Cissy
Gott who is thriving at home in DC
and Jean Andrews who flew to VA
from CA despite COVID conditions
to take care of her mom. DeDe
is especially proud that her niece will
be starting her second year at SBC
this fall semester keeping her close to
Sweet Briar.
1973
Evelyn Carter Cowles
PO Box 278
Free Union, VA 22940
ecc52@icloud.com
Mary Buxton: “I am liking staying
at home and am busy with the
Sierra Club and 350 Silicon Valley. I
hope everyone stays healthy!”
Betsy Thayer: “I am now living
in Burlington, VT, near some other
family and loving being near a large,
fresh-water lake, after my roots near
Lake Michigan. My two daughters
continue living in Denver and DC.
I have a son-in-law and granddaughter
now, also in DC. Luckily, so far
all have remained COVID-free. I
continue part-time work as a clinical
social worker and love the outdoor
activities near, in and on the lake. I
am looking forward to our 50th!”
Scottie O’Toole: “In 2016 I
married for the first time! I met Ed
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Goss online. He was widowed in
2005 and has four grown children
and eight grandchildren, with one on
the way. We live in Flowery Branch,
GA, where we built a house together.
I enjoy being a grandmother. I also
volunteer to drive seniors who can
no longer drive. Sadly, the volunteer
organization I drove for couldn’t survive
the COVID but a few of us still
drive riders. It is a pleasure for me to
hear their stories.”
Kathleen Cochran Schutze:
“We are so fortunate to be retired
in a wonderful place with plenty to
do without leaving the house! All
three of our adult children have
continued to work full time. However,
we are anxiously anticipating
our return to normal life. The lack
of running around has been hard on
my fitness and diet and we miss seeing
our friends and family in person.
We pray that all of our Sweet Briar
friends stay healthy.”
Ginger Woodward Gast: “I
don’t have much to report except
that I’m healthy and have never felt
better though actually that’s huge!
I’m thankful for my excellent health.
All of my travel plans are on hold
until this virus is sorted out, but
I am thoroughly enjoying seeing
grandchild #7, born October 2019,
as well as the FL gang who moved
to Leesburg last year. My husband
and I celebrated our 44th wedding
anniversary at Il Palladio Restaurant
in Barboursville near Orange,
VA. It was delicious and worth the
almost two-hour drive from Fairfax.
In the fall, I’ll begin my eighth year
of studying Italian and can’t wait to
return.”
Louise “Weezie” Blakeslee Gilpin:
“Bob and I have been on Martha’s
Vineyard full-time for four
years now and, although we will
always be wash-ashores, it does feel
like home. I am back working at two
of the Island libraries after the threemonth
hiatus. It is odd not to have
patrons in the building but curbside
pick-up is a great solution. Bob keeps
claiming that he will not take any
new clients with the goal of really retiring
in three years. We’ll see! There
are always high school students in
need of good college advising. We
had a glorious three-week trip to
Sydney last fall to visit Christopher
and his family and the six of us spent
a week in Tasmania, a truly magical
place. Blake and family are on the
vineyard for a month from New Orleans
(he is a history professor at Tulane).
The plan had been to have all
three families here in early July but
the pandemic nixed that. Alexa and
her family are in Leesburg, VA, and
facing online school again this fall.
Life is certainly peculiar, and I am
grateful for the health of our family
and for the fact that Bob and I are essentially
homebodies so life has not
changed enormously for us. Jigsaw
puzzles, a ceiling painting project,
crossword puzzles and books have
filled up my days. Cases on the island
are relatively small although the influx
of vacationers have bumped up
our numbers.”
Pat Wingfield: “I am a grandmother
times two! My first grand
Langley Anne McClelland (four) is
named for my father Langley Harris
Wood. My second grand is Audrey
Lynn McClelland (one). We enjoy
babysitting them as they all live
in Richmond, VA, a mile from our
house. My husband Greg and I recently
celebrated our 39th wedding
anniversary! Greg retired a couple
of years ago as CEO of the Greater
Richmond Partnership, so we have
some additional flexibility to travel
several times a year to the Caribbean,
European, etc. I am still at the Bank
of American as a systems programmer
but hope to retire soon!”
Susan Dern Plank: “All is well
here thus far, and we are doing all
we can to ensure it remains that
way! Lots of deferred projects in
the yard are slowly being done, once
the weather improved in late spring.
(We had snow flurries in May) My
grandson (four) was so excited as
he thought ‘Santa Hoho’ would be
coming soon. Our daughter and
the two grandchildren were here for
the month of May. We were their
teachers (pre-K and 2nd grade) as
our daughter works remotely and is
fortunate to still be working full time
for a financial services firm in Nashville.
I have seen Laurie Norris Coccio
several times, once to play Mah-
Jong before everything went crazy
and twice just socially with the other
players on her patio, appropriate
protocols in place. I’m also in touch
with Ginger Woodward Gast from
time to time for her expert advice
teaching a preschooler, suggestions
for contacts at SBC, etc. Our Belizean
friend, Elisa, has been accepted
as a transfer student in the Wyllie
Engineering program. SBC has been
most helpful, friendly and responsive
to both her and myself from admissions
to the registrar. As an alum, I
am most pleased and proud of the
College.”
Jane Potts: “My son, Rives
Sutherland, was married in Charleston,
SC, in Dec. 2019. There were
several Sweet Briar friends at the
wedding: Deborah Ziegler Hopkins,
Betsy Perry, Terry Christovich,
Melinda Williams Davis,
Lisa Wickham, Anne Cogswell
Burris ’75 and even Pascale Boulard
Dutilleul from France.”
Glenys Church: “I retired in June
2016. I scrapbook and make cards in
my free time. This year, I have been
making cards with friends during
Zoom meetings. I have just begun
to scrapbook again since this whole
thing started. I realized that, since
I don’t see very many people, the
Sweet Briar friends on Facebook
seem much closer. I enjoy communicating
with you.”
Chris Hegarty Savage: “I’m enjoying
retirement in spite of all the
COVID-19 issues. I have to say I’m
especially glad to be retired as I was
a medical laboratory scientist for 45
years and would be in the thick of
testing if I were still working. My
thanks to all the techs who are doing
so! I’m playing a lot of pickleball, as
it’s a sport that we play outdoors for
now. I’m grateful that our city has
kept the courts open as it’s one of the
few physical and social things we are
safely able to do. I’m looking forward
to getting back to babysitting two
days a week for my grandchildren
(three and eight) starting after Labor
Day. Another exciting thing happening
is my son, daughter-in-law
and little boy (one) are moving back
to the Cleveland area in Sept., from
Colorado Springs. They’ve been out
there for six years and are ready to
come back home to family. Their jobs
are allowing them to work from here.
One good thing that has come out of
this COVID thing is they’ve proven
they can do their jobs mostly from
home. So as much as I enjoy summertime,
I’m really looking forward
to Sept.! Stay well everyone.”
Noreen (Rene) Conover Reed:
“COVID-19 has curtailed all of
our travel plans for the foreseeable
future, and it has most definitely
changed our lifestyle! Our youngest
granddaughter, Lucy, just had her
first birthday, and we celebrated the
event with a Zoom party. Glad for
technology, but miss all of the hugs
and sloppy kisses that only one-yearolds
can give. Hoping everyone is
staying safe and well. Counting the
days until we all can meet again.”
Nan Robertson Clarke: “A big
shout-out to all our classmates who
helped lift the great class of ’73 past
the goal of 30% participation in this
year’s Sweet Briar Fund. It would
take more than a pandemic to stop
us, and you have the sincere gratitude
of both the College and your
class officers, Diane Reiling, Evie
Cowles and me. Speaking of the
pandemic, my last trip before lockdown
was to meet Emily Garth
Brown and Diane Leslie (Diane’s
sister Carol St. John ’75 was kind
enough to share her beautiful beach
house); Susan Craig was busy with
the completion of a new bungalow
for herself and Wayne in Columbia,
but she was very much there in
spirit. We did miss our daughter’s
June wedding (though we saw it
streamed) and have not yet met our
sixth grandchild, but everyone in
the family is healthy and employed,
among other blessings. I have loved
having time to garden and read. By
procrastinating in downsizing, Hal
and I have also had plenty of room
in both the house and yard to spread
out. As Khalil Gibran said in The
Prophet (I’m pretty sure I had that
poster up freshman year!): ‘Let there
be spaces in your togetherness.”
Dianne Wood Keyser: “Living
through COVID-19 has been an
experience. I have been working
with the state of NC’s COVID-19
contact tracing surge staff for a few
months. It has been an interesting
experience. I have learned some interesting
new skills during my constantly
changing retirement. Right
now, I am in Jacksonville, FL, with
my sister who is recuperating from
surgery. I’ll be heading home this
weekend and hope to get back to
work with the contact training and
communicable disease data entry.
Life has certainly changed this year.
I am keeping up with SBC and the
changes going on there. I just hope
we can all make it through these
challenging times. We are certainly
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going through some serious changes
in our country and the world as
a whole.
Charlotte Ann Evans Klett: “I
have not yet retired! Have bought a
new home in the country, and separated
from my spouse (we are still
friends, just can’t live together anymore).
Other than that, no news is
good news! I am the doctor for four
prisons in NC, taking care of adult
male felons now, a big change from
hospice, but I do love my job and it is
the least stressful job I have ever had!
My prisons have had offenders with
COVID-19, but none so far have
had much in the way of symptoms.”
Cindy Bekins Anderson: “Our
son graduated from pharmacy school
in May and is now in his residency.
Our daughter was married July 25
in a COVID-inspired immediate
family wedding in our backyard...
so intimate and special. One of our
granddaughters is having a baby in
Oct., which will mean I’ll be married
to a great grandfather! Good health
to all.”
Marion McKee Humphreys:
“Hunter and I continue to enjoy our
families with three grands in Nashville
and three in Memphis! He is
still practicing law, and I am still very
involved with teaching a chronological
Bible study. We both continue to
stay active with swimming, Pilates
and walking as my go to sports. We
also love our lake home in AK and
go there as often as we can! My mom
died in Jan. so while getting all my
stuff out of her attic, I reminisced
about our years at SBC with lots of
fun pics and memorabilia.”
Lacy Williams: “I am still working
selling real estate in Richmond,
but my husband and I are looking
forward to spending more time in
the winter in FL.”
Jane Knutson James: “ We’ve
been at home for months. We’ve
done car caravans connected by
phone with our son’s family, which
are pretty fun. When it seemed safe
we actually visited them and our
daughter’s family, with masks and
virtual hugs. It’s not normal but no
one is or has been sick! House projects,
painting, gardening and walking
fill our days.”
Susan Craig: “In this year of
change and challenge, Wayne and
I are finishing up building a small
house, selling our home of 34 years
and relocating (but only five blocks
away). I spend much of my day writing,
specifically poetry, and have had
success publishing in journals. I am
working on a collection, and hope it
will be published in the not-too-distant
future. I still dabble on occasion
in graphic design and communications.
Both sons are well with one in
Columbia as an attorney with Social
Security Administration and one in
LA in legal software sales. Wayne
is semi-retired, but also keeps his
fingers in real estate brokerage. We
both hope that this move and next
stage of life will be a time for travel
and enjoying our later years! Wishes
to all for wellness and peace in this
fragile time.”
Ann Major Gibb: “I am doing
my best to stay safe during the pandemic.
I have cleaned out my attic
which is a huge plus! Can’t wait to
travel again!”
Jeanne Schaefer Bingham:
“Coronavirus has forced Rack to
work at home. It is making him reconsider
his retirement. We both
stay entertained by watching the
3-ring grandson circus next door
around their pool and with their variety
of ATVs. These days, I guess,
it is good to be entertained without
going anywhere! I was just able to
watch a mother deer nursing her
fawn right outside my window.”
Mary Danford: “Our son Brendan
was married Sept. 1, 2019, in a
vineyard in Santa Rosa, CA. It was
a beautiful wedding, and we were
delighted that sister-in-law Alison
Baker was there to share it with us.
Fortunately, the opening of my first
art show happened in early March
of this year right before everything
was closed down by the pandemic.
We’re physically distancing out here
in the woods, going for walks on the
road, and making banana bread with
chocolate chunks. Thrilled to have a
distanced vacation at the OR coast
(Manzanita) with Brendan and Bryn
over the 4th of July. Finally got a
haircut at the end of July after almost
six months! Hope everyone’s staying
safe and that one of these days I can
make it back to SBC for a reunion.”
Evelyn Carter Cowles: “I am
blessed that between MT and VA,
Reynolds and I have two beautiful
rural places to socially distance ourselves.
I broke my ankle a year ago
(Aug.) which left me staring at the
walls for several months and therefore
planning a lot of house projects.
After much physical therapy I am finally
starting to move around a little
better and hope to get back to riding
soon. We purchased a used popup
camper to head to MT which I
nicknamed The Clampett-Mobile.
It got us there and back! We had a
great time fishing and seeing friends.
Reynolds is almost retired, and all
the kids and grandkids are doing
well. I am sorry to report that Judith
Buttrick Sargent passed away in
June leaving her husband of 43 years
and their two children. Thanks for
all your news and here’s to everyone
staying healthy for our 50th!”
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1437 Headquarters Plantation Dr.
Johns Island, SC 29455
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Bet Bashinsky Wise: “Doug
and I spent the summer again at
our residence in Whitefish, MT. We
discovered this area on a BackRoads
cycling trip in 1995. There was certainly
plenty of social distancing
there. Gail Ann Zarwell Winkler
and John joined us to celebrate
July 4, 2019. The hiking photo was
from a few weeks ago when I was
with the Summit Sisters to Numa
Ridge Lookout overlooking mountain
drainage of Bowman Lake in
the North Fork of Glacier National
Park. I finally hung up my spurs
due to chronic back issues. This next
chapter in life I’m trying to learn
sculling. My spina bifida son, Case, is
involved with the Nashville Rowing
Club, and he’s dragged me to winter
conditioning on ERG’s for a few winters
now; I’ve taken the plunge (literally)
to attempt this sport. Our dog,
Freeway, was 13 or 14 and crossed
over the rainbow bridge on Halloween
2019. All our 2020 travel plans
were canceled due to COVID-19.
We were looking forward to many
new destinations—oh well, maybe
in future years, God willing.”
Catherine Cranston Whitham:
“I wish I could say that I have taken
up some wonderful creative outlet
during the COVID-19 time. Instead
I had three tears in my shoulder
which was repaired in April. Recently
I signed on to do my bit for
a COVID-19 by taking one 24-hr.
period a week this fall and providing
some form of cultural enrichment
for my grandchildren (six and nine)
because they are only in school two
days a week. Since I have zero teaching
skills, I’ve been making a list of
local people from other continents to
meet and ask about their culture and
what brought them to this country.
Then I thought of trips to the museum
and anywhere else of historical
interest. We will include swimming,
weather permitting, and then go on
bike rides before meeting daughter,
Ann, in Charlottesville to hand
them off late afternoon. I counted 16
Thursdays between the end of August
and Christmas. I’ll be eating my
Wheaties, for sure! Happily, we are
well, and like most of us, lying low
to stay off COVID-19’s radar. Whit
loves retirement. Me? Not so much.”
Beverley Crispin Heffernan:
“Well let’s see, last year I reported
I was going to go to Scotland
in September with Nancy Haight
and Cynde Manning Chatham.
We were leaving on a Tuesday. The
Painting by Coni Crocker
Crutchfield ’75
Bet Bashinsky Wise ’75 in North
Fork of Glacier National Park
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Friday before our departure, I broke
my femur getting bucked off a horse,
so they went without me! I was laid
up for several months. I began some
light riding again in November and
started shuttling between our homes
in Sandy and Hurricane, UT, in
December. Cynde and Nancy and
Robin Singleton Cloyd did come
and visit me while I was laid up!
When COVID-19 happened, all
travel plans were cancelled, including
our reunion! I am going to AK (Aug.
5-12, 2020) and MI (Sept. 2020)
for mounted archery competitions.
Jim and I doubt our planned trip
in Oct./Nov. to Australia and New
Zealand will happen. We certainly
live in interesting times! Hoping
Sweet Briar can squeeze in a belated
45th reunion for us!”
Coni Crocker Betzendahl: “I
would be remiss if I did not say it has
been a year like no other. Gratefully,
Richard and I are doing very well.
Both our daughters and husbands
and grandchildren are also great, and
all live within 20 minutes of us, so
we frequently get together. We enjoy
our mill farm together and sit in the
stream to cool off. Our veggie garden
is quite huge again this year, so we are
planning on processing our signature
salsa yet again. The beginning of the
quarantine, I painted. Attached is
one of them. It’s a petite painting,
from a photo I took on a cruise a few
years ago and stopped in Montenegro.
I loved this woman’s disdain for
all of the tourists in her small town.
Richard and I celebrated our 40th
wedding anniversary in June 2020.
A milestone in quarantine. We had
planned an African safari…oh well,
first world problems. I hope and pray
that all of you are well. And I also
hope and pray for healing of this very
troubled world. Hugs to all!”
Louisa Dixon: “I am writing
from Staunton, VA, where I am an
‘adult child living at home’ with my
mother who just turned 102 and
who is still going strong. I am in close
touch with our Richmond classmates,
Terry Starke Tosh and Sarah
Dowdey, who have both been so
kind to my mother (and me!). They
have also helped with old and new
Charlottesville¬-Besançon (France)
Sister City exchanges. No one will
be surprised to hear that Terry can
often produce ‘realia’ from our SBC
Junior Year in Paris. It’s been fun to
Chris Hoefer Myers ’75 in Oregon
see my freshman Glass dorm neighbors,
Kathy Osborne Spirtes and
Carol Brewer Evans, when they’ve
passed through town.”
Mary Dubuque Desloge: “Life
is good in St. Louis. My three sons
are all now married. At the time of
this writing, we have three grandsons
and two granddaughters. I was
in Richmond last summer for my
son Ray’s marriage to a Richmond
girl (William & Mary), but they are
in no rush to add to our brood of
grandchildren. I may not have gotten
to SBC this year, but being in VA for
the wedding was wonderful!”
Linda Frazier-Snelling: “Michael
and I are enjoying retirement
in Palm Springs, CA, close by to
my son and his family. The three
grandchildren here in Southern CA
are trying to deal with the virtual
school year caused by COVID-19
and no sports. It has not been fun
for them. 2019 was eventful for
my daughter’s family (this was the
daughter who attended our 5th reunion)
with graduation from high
school for my grandson and a wedding
for my granddaughter. Michael
and I walked down the aisle because
she wanted to honor family that had
impacted her life. Her husband did
the same from his family. It was a
wonderful affair on the shore of the
Puget Sound with family present as
far away as Japan. It’s pretty amazing
to watch my first grandchildren now
adults with their own lives. Are we
really that old?! It seems like just yesterday
I was walking across campus
to the biology lab at 8 a.m.!
Having not been able to have our
45th reunion just means we can have
a bigger one at 50! I hope our class
members and their families are safe
and healthy.”
Cathie Grier Kelly: “Like everyone
else, we have been sheltering in
place and practicing social distancing.
Our family is lucky to have access
to two different beach houses, so
we have enjoyed trips to Vero Beach,
FL, and Wrightsville Beach, NC. A
highlight for me during this unprecedented
time has been regular Zoom
calls with five of my closest classmates:
Carol Brewer Evans, Ellen
Harrison Saunders, Betsy Brooks
Jones, Pam Myers Turner and Patty
O’Malley Brunger. I retired from
teaching Kindergarten this past
spring and am enjoying more time
with my two grandchildren, Melody
(six) and Nathaniel (four). I wish
good health to all my classmates.”
Lisa Hall Isbell: “Since mid-
March, my husband and I have been
in isolation. Like the rest of the Federal
government, the National Archives
has been put to telework. The
Conservation Lab has been writing
SOPs/guidelines for the various
practices/functions of the Conservation
Lab. Our household remains
well. We are grateful for our preservation
through these times, while
we are mindful of the many perils
of others in the thick of dealing with
the hazards. Hoping all are safe and
remain well!”
Ellen Harrison Saunders:
“Whitney and I are still in Suffolk,
VA, where Whitney is still practicing
law. I continue to be active with
our free health care clinic, Sweet Briar
and my family’s senior living business
where our son, Harrison, is the
CEO. COVID-19 has made this a
very difficult few months. Mary Carson
and her family are in Norfolk,
VA. Grace just moved to Durham,
NC, and Harrison and his family are
in Philadelphia. We have four grandchildren
under the age of four and
thankfully are in their bubble now!
Zoom happy hour visits have been a
lot of fun with Betsy Brooks Jones,
Cathie Grier Kelly, Carol Brewer
Evans, Patti O’Malley Brunger and
Pam Meyer Turner. Kathy Rose
Rawls and I have enjoyed social
distancing with each other. Sending
best wishes to all our classmates for a
safe and healthy year ahead. Fingers
crossed we’ll get to celebrate our reunion
next year!”
Helen Hodges Richards: “I have
retired. I went to see my dad for
his 90th birthday. My time is spent
mostly clearing out and cleaning.”
Chris Hoefer Myers: “This summer
I completed several weeks of gyrotonic
training, and I am now a certified
apprentice trainer (gyrotonic.
com)! I travelled to Bend, OR, for a
few weeks in Aug. to help Aidan and
Mike move into their beautiful new
home. Now they’ll have plenty of
room and a yard for precious August
(five) and Liam (two). Christian,
who is a nurse at Mayo in Rochester,
MN, and her handsome beau from
Wilmington, DL, joined us for a
visit! The whole family plans to return
to South Andros, Bahamas for
scuba diving over Thanksgiving (if
international travel restrictions don’t
prevent it). Then, I am back to Bend,
OR, for a long visit over Christmas
and New Year’s. Here in Columbia,
SC, my garden continues to occupy
and delight me, along with my guitar
and courses from Bishop Robert
Barron’s Word On Fire Institute.”
Carol Leslie St. John: “ Tommy
and I moved out of Essex Fells, NJ,
to Vero Beach, FL, this past year. We
now spend most of the winter there,
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Shore. With two sons in the NYC
area, the summertime is happily
filled with beach time with six of our
eight grandchildren. Our oldest, Bryan,
still lives in London with his wife
and two little ones. We left London
in early March just as the world came
to a stop. I talk to my SBC friends
often, and the pandemic has given
us even more incentive to keep in
touch more. Hoping to have them all
down for Boxwood Reunion in Vero
as soon as we can fly without worry.
By the time we read this, hopefully
there will have been a vaccine and the
world looks brighter. I, for one, am
beyond grateful for the science that
will get us there! Wishing everyone
good health!”
Linda Lucas Steele: “I celebrate
the wonders of modern medicine, 43
years of marriage, and the life choices
of my children. My thought-provoking
conversations with friends and
family have provided joy and respite
from 2020’s quarantine, death, injustice
and violence. The highlights of
the past year include: Tulip tutorials
with expert Ashley Randle Averell
and a sumptuous visit to the Virginia
Museum of Fine Arts with Beth
Montgomery to appreciate Edward
Hopper and the American Hotel. I
found deep inspiration in Kehinde
Wiley’s Rumors of War, a monument
to inclusivity that depicts a
broad vision of what it means to be
American. I am the primary caregiver
for Roger who continues recovery
from a 2019 bone marrow transplant
and have my own medicinal side gig
babysitting grandson Hampton (15
months) on Wednesdays. Take care
and be safe everyone.”
Margaret McFaddin: “I am still
working from home as a housing/
homeless programs consultant gradually
cutting back my hours. Thankfully,
all members of my family are
healthy. I spent a long weekend in
Mexico with Jody Anderson Wharton
and Kathleen Ryan just prior to
the travel ban for COVID-19. We
had a great time indulging in margaritas
and relaxing on the beach.
Spring/summer I was busy with
building a new family beach house
on the site of our old house that was
torn down. I am hoping to celebrate
Thanksgiving there, but COVID-19
may have other plans! Jody and I also
enjoyed our annual time together at
Pawleys Island, SC. We decided it
Gail Ann Zarwell Winkler ’75 and husband John in Montana
was safer to spend our time outside
on the beach, in the sun and breathing
ocean air! (But no hugging!) Pre
COVID-19, Sister Jane (SBC ’73)
and I attended Sweet Briar Day in
Charleston, SC. It was great fun to
reconnect with old friends and meet
new ones. I wish everyone well and
look forward to gathering again at
SBC.”
Elizabeth Montgomery:
“During COVID-19, I have spent
most of my time on my sun porch in
my treehouse watching the birds, doing
puzzles, crosswords, reading and
playing bridge online. I’ve also gotten
out to go for long walks and go
swimming. I have spent many hours
watching lots of movies and TV—all
in the name of research for my acting
career—which is non-existent (as is
the rest of Hollywood) for right now.
My timing for leaving LA two years
ago was perfect! In early March I
went on a fascinating trip to Egypt
with a cruise on the Nile. Although
we were called home three days early
because of COVID-19, we basically
saw 90% of what we were expecting
to see.”
Denise Montgomery: “My father
died just a month short of his
95th birthday in December 2019,
and his sister died in February 2020
just two months short of her 100th
birthday. I’ve had to cancel several
trips aside from our reunion, and
the only trips I’ve been on were a
trip to Portugal in March 2019, a
trip to San Francisco in September
2019 where I saw Hamilton, a trip
to Indiana for my father’s memorial
service on December 7, and my last
trip for who knows how long to
Philadelphia; the most exciting thing
now is to make a trip to the drive-in
movie near Lexington, since I’m now
hunkered down in isolation in order
not to get COVID-19.”
Patty O’Malley Brunger: “The
Sweet Chix: Carol Brewer Evans,
Betsy Brooks Jones, Cathie Grier
Kelly, Ellen Harrison Saunders,
Pamela Myre Turner and Patty
O’Malley Brunger have enjoyed
mini reunions via Zoom. Since we
can’t travel together now it’s been fun
sharing wine time virtually!”
Johna Pierce Stephens: “Crazy
times! Hubby (Tom Stephens)
and I are renovating our home in
Davidsonville, MD, and working to
restore his family farm in Casanova
while living in my family home
outside Warrenton, VA. My sisters
and I have renovated our grandfather’s
home in NC after a break-in/
vandalism in October 2019. Luckily,
we had a good contractor who kept
working after the first COVID-19
shutdown so we are just about done.
At the time of this writing, we have
not been able to travel there to enjoy
it. We are temporarily without a
horse or dog, but we plan to remedy
that as soon we can. Tom is a partner
in LHT Consultants, a registered
investment advisory firm and stays
plenty busy. Rachael is program
director for workforce programs
with the National Governors’ Association’s
Economic Opportunity/
Center for Best Practices. She advises
state leaders on workforce development
and education policies. If
anyone knows someone in VA who
specializes in restoring very old windows
with very old glass, please send
me the contact info! I want to think
someone in our class does that, but
may have my memory wires crossed!
Hoping for better times for all and
for our next reunion!”
Janet Richards Oikawa: “Our
family is staying safe and healthy!
Our son, David, and his wife, Miranda,
were married in October
2019. Everyone had a great time at
the lovely wedding! We had to put
down our beloved Jack Russell Terrier,
Nicky, in April 2020. He was
our granddog for 14-½ years….RIP
Nicky!”
Anne Ross Shipe: “I am so disappointed
we were unable to have
our 45 reunion but better safe than
sorry. Charlottesville awaits with
trepidation the return of the first
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Janet Richards Oikawa ’75 and family at son David’s wedding Oct. 2019
Grandchildren of Anne Cogswell Burris ’75, taken on Mother’s Day 2020
Ann Wesley Ramsey ’75, husband
Rocket and daughter Alden at
son Garrett’s Jan. 2020 wedding
in Nevis
years at UVA but hope they have
good sense. Big news in my life is that
I finally retired on March 29—someone
was looking out for me. It was
planned six months prior, and the
only disappointment was not being
able to say goodbye in person to my
23 ‘children’ (aka cardiology fellows
to whom I was known as mom and
not their education coordinator).
Somehow virtual does not do it.
And, even bigger news is that Rachel
and Ross had a second son, Carter
James Shipe, born in January, 2020.
He joins his older brother, Levon
Welford (those that know me understand
the middle name). Ross had
him on the golf course at age three,
and he is sinking his putts at age 3-½.
Jim and I celebrated 37 years in April,
albeit quiet and at home. I have kept
in close touch with Betsey Clay in
Madrid. Sadly, she lost her brother,
Richie, earlier this year (not COVID
related) but was able to visit one last
time in KY prior to the COVID-19
shutdown. He was a year older than
most of us and was a UVA alum.
Betsey and I went to St. Anne’s together
so we have known each other
since 1967. When Rich started at
UVA we were high school seniors
and well, enough said at that party.
He was a great father, husband and
lawyer, and we will miss him. I have
kept in touch with Elaine Altice
Saman and Ginny Shipe Cameron,
and I feel like our SBC days were just
a wink ago. I hope everyone will stay
safe and 2021 will bring us all together
again.”
Ginny Shipe Cameron:
“COVID-19 has certainly altered
our lives and businesses. We have
been able to stay open throughout
the pandemic but with new schedules
and precautions. As of this writing,
we have had five sick with the
virus but all mild cases. Obviously,
I’m still working but missing all my
fun work trips. I have managed to
spend most weekends at the beach
which has been a great respite from
the heat and political atmosphere
of DC. I am happy to report that
I just had my two-year check-up
at Johns Hopkins and received the
great news of no cancer. (Secretary’s
note: Woo-hoo to Ginny!) I still stay
in touch with Betsey Clay who lost
her brother Ritchie this summer. I
also keep in touch with Elaine Altice
Saman, Heather MacLeod Gale,
Anne Ross Shipe and Helen Harrison
Witty. I am happy to report that
they are all doing well. Helen is head
of MADD, which is an awesome
tribute to her daughter who died as a
result of a drunk driver. I miss everyone
and can’t wait to share stories at
our next reunion. Stay safe!”
Terry Starke Tosh: “Louisa
Dixon’s mom, Doris, turned 102
on July 23, 2020. What an amazing
lady. Louisa does a wonderful job of
keeping her healthy and happy. Sarah
Dowdey and I make regular trips
from Richmond to Staunton to visit
with Mrs. Dixon and Louisa. Since
COVID-19, she remains indoors
and guests sit on the patio and chat
through a screen door—safe social
distance. During the shutdown, I
have been able to continue my work
as a landscape designer. Being outside,
it is easy to remain distant. Our
business was not shut down as so
many were. If anyone is getting too
much rain, please send it to VA! It’s
getting crispy!”
Gray Thomas Payne: “What
started out as a promising exciting
year has morphed into Groundhog
Day! We were able to change
our location for the summer from
Nashville, TN, to Camden, ME. We
will return to Nashville in Sept. to a
house we purchased right before we
left. I hope we will be able to find
anything! Granddaughter Nell Avery
arrived Sept. 21, 2019. She and
her first cousins, James and Helen, all
live within a mile of Tom and me in
Nashville. Tom and me are enjoying
watching eagles and loons out on the
pond and go sailing when we can.
Otherwise we are all trying to stay
safe!”
Dorsey Tillett Northrup: “I
continue to dabble in the arts. I am
painting, approaching intermediate
in piano, and I am in my third year
of writing a comedic novel that will
never be finished! Middle child and
family left Brooklyn and lived here
awhile to escape COVID-19. They
are now elsewhere, waiting for their
second child to arrive in Oct. Then,
they return here to await a vaccine
and bring two kids back for me to
babysit. I’m not in shape for this!
Daughter Maggie was married in
the forests of Flagstaff, AZ, last fall.
Many friends from Boxwood came,
so we held our reunion there. What
a blast. I’ve also enjoyed being in
touch with sophomore roomy, Celia
Robertson McQueen. See you all at
reunion next year!”
Bonnie Walton Mayberry: “I
have been retired from teaching for
14 years and have loved it. Jerry has
been retired for five years now. Our
greatest joy is our grandchildren.
Our daughter, Megan, and our sonin-law,
Judson, have six adopted
children: Larissa (24) from Brazil,
Thaxton (13), Ashlynn (12), Platini
(10 ) from the Congo, Chadrack
(nine) from the Congo and Raelynn
(three). Our lives and hearts are so
full. In spite of the craziness of our
world today, life is still good and we
feel very blessed!”
Ann Wesley Ramsey: “Our
youngest, Garrett, married the lovely
Caroline Estill in January, 2020. The
destination wedding took place in
Nevis, and it was a beautiful setting
for a small family wedding. During
our isolation for COVID-19, I broke
my shoulder in April. It is almost
healed at the time of this writing. Be
careful fellow classmates, and don’t
do anything risky like opening a barn
door with a buzzard on the other
side. It can be quite startling, and you
can fall over backwards and break a
bone! Rocket and I are enjoying the
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COVID-19 summer at our home in
Manchester-by-the-Sea along with
all our children and all five of our
grandchildren. Now I know why
God gave children to the young!
But these memories, I will cherish
forever.”
Kathy Wilson Orton: “I hope
all are safe and well. Houston is a
COVID-19 hot spot so we have
been avoiding it since Dec. I retired
from 43 years in banking last year,
and John and I have been spending
more time at our home in CO. After
a trip to the Caribbean in Feb., we
were here skiing on March 14 when
the world stopped and have been
self-quarantined in Snowmass Village
ever since. I am certainly not expecting
any sympathy. It was a beautiful
spring, and we have been hiking,
biking and playing lots of golf since
June. If anyone is near Snowmass,
CO, let me know.”
Wendy Wise Routh: “We are
hunkered down in Water Mill, NY.
John Carlos lost his position with
Grow with Google in April. During
his time there he managed to visit all
50 states and see the start of the Iditarod
in AK. Lexie is still working
at The Broadway League, but she is
working remotely in the barn on our
property. Carlos is working hard, and
all I do is clean, laundry and cook!
I’m loving having us all together! All
the labs are loving the undivided attention.
I did see Cogs (Anne Cogswell
Burris) in Charleston when I
went to Jane Perry’s mother’s funeral.
I had a wonderful Zoom birthday
with Cogs, Ann Wesley Ramsey,
Chris Hoefer Myers, Beth Montgomery
and Betsy Burdge Murphy.
I look forward to seeing everyone in
person, but till then…stay safe and
be Sweet Briar strong!”
Suzanne Wright Godfrey: “It
has been a quiet year since no traveling
is allowed! Although we did
sneak off to Houston in June to
celebrate our granddaughter’s (two)
birthday with her and came back
unscathed. Our other son and his
wife drove from Denver to spend a
week with us the first of July (we had
not seen them since Thanksgiving).
I am still running the family timberland
business along with other
family affairs. My nephew and his
girlfriend came from NY to stay
with us from March until July when
they finally decided to return to NY.
We set up a room from which they
could work, and we would be out
of their way—seemed to work well.
Although this has been a challenge
for all of us, we made it through. My
sister and I have been busy since last
Nov. working to put our childhood
home on the market. What a huge
undertaking as the barn and much
of the house have not been cleaned
out for more than 50 years! We almost
killed each other several times
as we could not agree on much, and
she is the best at procrastination. It
has been a very difficult year from
Jan.-July in that respect, but the
house did sell in less than two weeks,
and we closed mid-July. I am trying
to learn that crazy game of golf since
I can no longer play tennis. What a
frustrating game! At least it gets me
outside on some beautiful courses. I
am also still playing bridge and doing
a lot of gardening which helps
to keep me sane. We are counting all
our blessings as we are all healthy at
the time of this writing. I hope all are
doing well during this surreal time
and are healthy and safe.”
And I, Anne Cogswell Burris,
remain your faithful (and very last
minute) scribe since we were unable
to select someone at the reunion that
never was. I had a good time being
with Ann Wesley Ramsey in Sept.
2019 during a niece’s wedding at
Kiawah Island. Before COVID-19
entered our lives, I attended Sweet
Briar Day in Charleston. I loved
catching up with Margaret Mc-
Faddin, her sister, Jane McFaddin
’73, Tricia Barnett Greenberg ’74
and Rossie Ray Spell ’74. I also
enjoyed seeing fellow classmates
Chris Hoefer Myers, Wesley, Beth
Montgomery and Betsy Burdge
Murphy at a virtual Zoom birthday
celebration for Wendy Wise Routh
in April. We were fortunate to have
a beautiful spring in Charleston
which allowed us to socially-distance
visit with our grandchildren
for outdoor get-togethers. We
now have five grandchildren (four
boys and one girl)—Thomas (seven),
Birdie (four), Ben (three), Billy
(two) and Charlie (one)—and they
all live locally! Daughter-in-law
Katie completed all treatments in
Dec. and has been cancer-free for a
year! Due to the cutback in elective
surgeries, her breast reconstruction
procedures should be completed by
the end of the year. I continue to
work part-time but learned during
COVID-19 lockdown that I don’t
really need to go into the office more
than once or twice a week! Meanwhile,
Lon doesn’t think he will get
back into his office until the end of
the year! So, I am playing lots of
golf (and, no, my game has not improved),
playing bridge online and
helping with the grandchildren who
have been out of school and/or daycare
since mid-March. Although our
plans and work on our new house
are on hold, we hope that once this
virus dies down we will be able to
get back to completing our plans and
maybe even break ground! It is most
obvious from all the notes that our
lives have been greatly affected in the
past year. May we find ourselves in
a much better place this time next
year. Many thanks to all for your
quick responses and your kind and
thoughtful words of encouragement.
Stay safe and healthy!
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Peggy Weimer Parrish
1301 Sycamore Square Dr.
Midlothian, VA 23113
peggyparrish@gmail.com
Debbie Mutch Olander writes
that quarantine has been just fine
with her as she has plenty to keep
herself busy and reasonably happy.
She is waiting for the verdict on dialysis.
She just became a great aunt for
the second time with another Vixen,
Margaret Fox Reck, born last week
at Johns Hopkins. The family thus
increases, which is very exciting.
Margot Mahoney Budin and
family were able to get away for a
week at the beach and that really
helped with the quarantine blues.
She is now trying to nail down college
plans on or off campus (University
of Texas-Austin and St. Lawrence
in NY) for her twins, and her
older daughter is back in NY.
Kay Ellisor Hopkins and her
husband Joe have been enjoying
retirement. In early March, they
traveled to Kansas City to visit the
World War I museum. Kay’s paternal
grandfather served as a machine
gunner in the St. Mihiel and
Meuse-Argonne offensives, and
she was in search of information to
help her understand his experience
since she was never able to hear firsthand
accounts from him. They then
traveled to Keystone, CO, to meet
middle daughter, her husband and
six and four-year-old granddaughters
for a week. They enjoyed skiing
and sledding, and everyone enjoyed
tubing at a mountain-top facility. At
this time, they are hoping to plan a
fall road trip. The TX hill country, a
visit to the painted churches of TX
or a bourbon/horse country tour are
possibilities, depending on how the
country opens up.
Cheryl Lux Cobb wrote that
their lives here at the ranch haven’t
really changed, as they are naturally
isolated and work from home, except
dealing with a one-third drop
in income—extreme uncertainty
regarding cattle market prices, backlogs
of cattle with reduced packing
plant processing; it’s a whole domino
effect. On the plus, they are isolated
from urban riots, in a green, beautiful,
free so far from flooding or forest
fire smoke, and clean environment
with a nearly perfect summer with
lots of hay. Daughter Elizabeth
Cobb ’15 will marry her fiancé Joshua
Thompson in Kansas City, MO,
in Sept. Their planning sounds like
getting married in wartime—uncertainties
as to availability of items,
services, number of people permitted
at the ceremony/reception, social restrictions,
etc., but they don’t want to
wait another year.
Ann Kiley Crenshaw is still
practicing law and involved in
probably too many community activities.
Her son, Clarke Jr., and his
wife in Dallas now have three girls.
The baby was born in late Jan. and
the proud grandparents have been
unable to see her in person due to
COVID. Her son, Gordon, and his
wife live in Richmond with one baby
girl and a boy on the way. Ann misses
seeing friends and family! No trips
this summer or UVA football in the
fall. She (like most of us) is looking
forward to the vaccine to put an end
to this pandemic.
Carol Clement Knapp and husband,
Richard, celebrated their third
anniversary, and are so delighted and
happy to share this crazy 2020 quarantine
with each other. They have
a five-year-old granddaughter with
their youngest son and daughterin-law,
and are expecting their first
grandchild from their oldest son and
daughter-in-law in 2021 (or before).
They finished decorating their new
home and can finally relax outside
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without contemplating additions,
landscaping and projects. She has
been teaching yoga for years and
feels that it’s now time to roll up her
teacher’s mat for good with the virus
still haunting the world.
The news from Teesie Costello
Howell is her great joy at announcing
she is going to be a grandmother
in Dec., praying all goes well! Daughter
Suzannah and her husband live
in Greenville, SC. Teesie and husband
Chris have been quarantining
at home, from where she is working,
and remain busier than ever.
Lisa Schubert reported that the
Cathedral of St. John the Divine in
NYC, where she works, closed its
doors in mid-March, the first time
it has been closed for an extended
period since it first opened over a
hundred years ago. The soup kitchen
has continued providing meals each
Sunday to people whose circumstances
are challenging even during
the best of times. Life for Lisa, as it is
for so many, is filled with scheduled
Zoom gatherings, work and social.
A highpoint of these gatherings is a
weekly check-in with Holly Weaver
Kenreich, Liz Farmer Jarvis and
Jill Wentworth Wright. Since Lisa
has mostly stayed confined in her
apartment with a windowsill full
of houseplants, it has been her joy
to see the gardens that have been
created by Jill, Liz and Holly. Jill is
a master landscape artist, and her
deep knowledge of color and flowering
plants are an inspiration. Lisa
keeps in touch with Mary Jane Hipp
Brock ’70, who serves on the board
of the cathedral, and who for years
has brought magic to people of all
ages through her work with clowns,
puppeteers, magicians and the circus.
While Lisa finds it difficult to
imagine what is ahead, COVID
has shown her how little—beyond
friendship—she really needs!
Gina Spangler Polley has used
the quarantine to further her education;
she will be attending USC
Gould School of Law this fall in their
online Master of Studies of Law
(MSL) program, which will give her
a legal education but not qualify her
for the bar in TN. Gina is still riding
but many shows have been cancelled.
She and her husband still travel, but
mainly short trips to resorts where
they can take their dog!
As for me, Peggy Weimer Parrish,
this will be the last class notes
I will have the privilege of writing
due to our upcoming reunion (45!)
in 2021. I have so much enjoyed getting
to learn of your news and appreciate
the opportunity! Like many of
you, I have learned to Zoom when
my classes at John Tyler Community
College (where I teach) abruptly
went online in March when I returned
from spring break. I stay in
touch with Teesie Costello Howell,
Margaret Milnor Mallory and
MaryBeth Hamlin Finke via email,
phone calls and texts. I recently spent
a lovely weekend with Elliott Graham
Schoenig at her farm in Charlottesville
with JoElla Schneider
Samp ’77. Since my sons are in New
Orleans and Seattle, I have filled my
spare time fostering kittens for Richmond
Animal League; kittens are
the antidote to COVID-19!
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Dee Hubble Dolan
451 Dunlin Ct.
Midlothian, VA 23114
hubble43@yahoo.com
The first half of this year will certainly
go in the history books. Unfortunately,
many of our classmates
who regularly get together were unable
to in 2020 so far. Let’s hope this
changes for the later part of the year.
Molly Reeb Nissman, our class
president, married Harry Lehman
November of 2019 after 10 years
of courtship. They have six children
and nine grandchildren between
them. Molly finished her MBA from
William & Mary after five long years
while working. She is still a financial
advisor with UBS and lives in Virginia
Beach.
Sally Bonham Mohle said the
only news she has is that a dear family
friend turned 100 years old on July
14, 20!
Linda Uihlein welcomed her
first heritage Dutch Belted bull calf
to Little Owl Natural Farm on July
5. She competes for Dolly’s milk
with her herd of shared customers.
She has made a good homemade yogurt
starter, but not as good as Sweet
Briar’s she admits, and has also started
making cheese. She has Heritage
Hog Island ewe lambs, laying hens,
guineas, polo and a cat around the
farm. All are welcome to visit!
Anne Rubel Waddell reports
that most of her COVID time has
been spent mostly painting horses.
She is proud to have been married
to her loving husband, Jim, for 34
years. She is now a grandmother of
a beautiful baby boy. Anne stays in
touch with Toni Bredin Massie who
is doing well.
Debi Butteri Akers is now living
in Atlanta, GA, with her husband of
many years. Debi is a personal shopper
and dressed for her son, Cooper’s,
wedding a couple of years ago.
Libby White Drbal and Doug
are loving their lives in CO and
taking advantage of fly fishing, skiing,
and even went to a dude ranch
in Jackson Hole a couple of years
ago. Frequent visitors to their yard
are bobcats, coyotes, wild turkeys,
hawks, owls, mule deer and an occasional
black bear. Their boys, Drew
(30) and Tyler (28) are happily employed
in Atlanta, GA. Her biggest
news is they have become parents
again with a 3-month-old Golden
Retriever named Brewzer. Libby skis
with Vivian Yamaguchi Cohn every
winter and always stays in touch
with Jo Jo Scott, Maggie Shriver,
and Keedie Grones Leonard ’76. She
reports that Robin Cramer’s mother,
Rejji, is still living in CT at 90 years
of age.
Catherine Goodhart Henson
wanted us to be aware that Atlanta
has a ‘living room learning’ get
together every Jan. (pre-COVID).
The program has become so popular
they now meet at the Atlanta History
Center. She recently saw Helen
Milner Gordon and Louise Aiken
Calhoun who are doing well.
Ellen Sellers McDowell’s daughter,
Ginny, got married last Oct. to
Mark Martinson (UVA ’01) whose
grandmother, Helen Ann Littleton
’40, went to SBC! They are living in
Dallas. Emily is still in Portland, OR,
with her husband, Alex Cameron.
They have two children, Alice who is
2-½ years old and her new brother,
Henry (six months). Mary Susan
and her husband, Sam Hunter, live
in Midland, TX, with their son,
Sam, who is 18 months old. Their
youngest daughter, Kate (28), have
moved to Leesburg, VA, where she
is managing two farms for the nonprofit
A Farm Less Ordinary. Rex is
semi-retired, and Ellen is working
part-time at the cooking school.
Barbara Bernick Peyronnet
and Doug’s youngest daughter, Annie,
married Hunter last Nov. She
teaches fifth grade while Hunter is
an assistant manager for Woodcraft
and owns 13 Oaks Woodshop where
he makes beautiful furniture. Maggie
and her husband live in Charleston,
SC, and are expecting their first child
in Dec. Barb continues to volunteer
at church and play golf, while Doug
is still active with his band, The
Common Folk. In the past couple
of years, I have downsized my rescue
animal herd from 22 to three,
sold the farm, and live in a condo in
Midlothian, VA. I’ve decided to simplify
my life, so I am retiring from
Brandermill Woods in one week!
I do have a cottage in St. Michael’s,
MD, where I see Nina Baker Neal
several times a month. Let’ all pray
we remain healthy and safe to report
additional news in the spring! Love
to all, D. Hubble Dolan
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Suzanne Stryker Ullrich
820 Waverly Road
Kennett Square, PA 19348
suzullrich@aol.com
I suppose the real start for these
class notes should be “How many
things did you have to cancel or postpone?”
There were weddings, graduations
and birthdays and vacations
that had to take a back seat to life in
general. Life in the time of COVID,
who’d a thunk it? But as Mary Page
Stewart wrote, “there are plenty of
dark clouds with COVID, but my
challenge is to find the silver lining
in all this.” True, and I bet that as
we all reflect back, we will be able to
do the same. How many of us have
a more organized house or closets?
How many have learned a new skill
or craft? Did you learn how to stay
close with a new form of technology?
Yes, the world changed, dramatically,
but the connections we were able to
maintain are what really mattered.
Perhaps our focus became a little
sharper as we all navigated through,
remembering the important things
in life.
As for Mary Page Stewart’s
silver linings, she has “painted two
commissions that have been on
the back burner for months, read
through my book pile, took out a
shell of a doll house from a closet
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making bed linens from my mother’s
old monogrammed tea towels. The
house’s address is 202 Silver Linings
Way!” Besides all the crafty things
undertaken, MP stayed in touch via
Zoom calls (“more connection than
ever before!”) and had her daughter
and family come to Baltimore for
three weeks to get away from Houston.
That was her best silver lining of
all! A trip to the zoo, with all wearing
their masks, gave pause for reflection.
Cathy Mellow Golterman said
her time will be remembered as
“putting our home on the market
and downsizing, falling down the
stairs when decluttering, breaking a
toe, having a tear in her rotator cuff
and going to therapy!” At the time,
Cathy’s school was still not sure if
they were going to reopen, so she
decided she would continue nannying
and dog sitting full time. After
graduating cum laude from WMU
Law School, son Woody was going
to take the bar exam sometime in
the fall and “the jury is still out on
where he will be practicing” after
that. Daughter Catherine is working
with special needs children, while
Christen works with her husband
Peter at American Insurance Co.
part time. Husband Chris remains
busy at Commerce Bank, but they
found time to get out on the boat
during the summer, while anticipating
a 38th wedding anniversary!
Donna Mihalik Gelogotis Lee
and husband Dennis are both writers,
both experiencing some notoriety!
Dennis’s manuscript Tidal
Wave! won the 2020 Morgenthau
III Poetry Prize (Passager Books)
while Donna’s book, Intersection
on Neptune (The Poetry Press of
Press Americana, 2019) which won
the Prize Americana, was reviewed
in Presence: A Journey of Catholic
Poetry and in Sticks and Stones, a
newsletter. This book is also being
used in a creative writing course at
the university level! Donna reported
that she is happy to report that
many other poems and collections
she has written appear in numerous
journals and online. Look for her
Typewriter in Aji magazine, Your
Father in Feminist Fathering/Fathering
Feminists: New Definitions
and Directions (Demeter Press), To
Nostalgia, Spasm, and The Cross of
Time appearing in TRANSverse,
an online journal, issue 18. Another
poem, Living Without Fear of the
Air appeared online in North of
Oxford—The Pandemic, issue #4.
Kudos to Donna and Dennis!
Katherine Powell Heller admitted
that her 2020 day planner was
her most underutilized purchase of
the year, usually a source of newsworthy
moments! However, the
most fantastic event of the COVID
times was the birth of her and John’s
first grandchild, Virginia Carrington
George, on April 24. “She came a
month early and was delivered in
Emory’s midtown hospital which is
the designated COVID intake hospital
for the Emory system, so naturally
we were concerned. Turned out
the hospital was a ghost town at that
point of the epidemic as Emory had
stopped all elective surgeries and it
was before many hospitalizations for
COVID were needed in Georgia.”
May might have been another story!
Fortunately, Katherine and John had
been following all the Emory protocols
and general social distancing
rules and were able to see and interact
with their granddaughter. They
have already had babysitting stents
and are loving every minute of it!
Melanie Bowen Steglich had
plenty of time to reflect on 40 years
of marriage, working full time, side by
side with Lee in his dental practice.
Their Aug. 2 anniversary reminded
Melanie of it being “extremely hot
in Macon, GA, that day in 1980 as
Drusie Hall Bishop, Cathy Patton
Foose, Mary Moore Garrison,
Frances Biggers Flock ’79, and Alice
Benton Major ’79 surely remember!”
As for working in a dental office, life
after 20 years in the apparel industry
has changed a bit! “My new attire
is now scrubs, gloves and masks!”
and also admitting that she, not the
patients, has been the one blessed
through this experience. Melanie
continues to communicate with all
of their Taiwanese kids through
LINE, sharing a continuous stream
of pictures and videos of all of the
grandchildren. “I still think we are
going to win the Guinness Book of
World Records for the most grandkids!”
Melanie closed with prayers
for good health and safety for all, and
“ain’t we still great!”
Cassandra Smith Babbitt is
very busy with her quilting business
in ME, Fiddlehead Quilts, and
stated “it turns out that a pandemic
is good for business! But I think I
would rather have less business and
Mary Page Stewart ’78 and grandkids at the zoo
Mary Goodwin Gamper ’78 and
Mimi Borst Quillman ’78 hiking
in NH
no pandemic.” On the bright side, her
husband is home from Saudi Arabia
for a while, but she still can’t see her
granddaughters or son, as they don’t
live in the U.S.
Paula Brown Kelley and Jack
had her mother staying with them
for a few weeks after a surgery. Luckily,
they live within eye-shot from
each other, across a pond, so when
her mother returned to her own
house, Paula could still be there to
help when needed.
Becky Mulvihill McKenna has
had a busy year, despite COVID.
Becky and extended family were able
to spend a week in Guatemala where
her daughter, Katie, had spent time
in the Peace Corps. Katie loved the
area so much that she and her fiancé
chose the site for their wedding! A
destination wedding provided many
great memories! The post-COVID
whirlwind continued at the end
of May when youngest daughter,
Erin, had their first baby in Seattle.
“I wasn’t able to be with her for the
birth, but our whole family decided
to drive across the country to get to
visit Memphis,” their new grandson.
Everyone made sure they tested negative
before arriving! The 4000-mile
roundtrip was an “epic journey, but
we loved every minute of it! It was
like having Christmas in June!” Middle
daughter, Maggie, was expecting
a second child in Sept. so Becky
was already anticipating another
road-trip to Minneapolis! Becky
spoke of having to convert her private
practice, graduate teaching and
workshops all to online format, “a
task I did not take to very well, but
I have crossed over and survived!”
Husband, Ken, (a high school counselor)
was gearing up to go back to
school, but like so many educators,
was waiting to find out how they
were going to accomplish the many
challenges to maintain the safety and
health of both staff, faculty and kids.
“Being flexible and creative is the
name of the game these days! Be safe
everyone!”
Mary Goodwin Gamper and
Mimi Borst Quillman (and spouses)
were able to escape to Center
Sandwich, NH, for some outdoor
fun, hiking and swimming in the
lake, while isolating! Dick Gamper
(Maria Rixey Gamper’s husband
and Mary’s brother-in-law) came
up to hike as well. “I’m so tired of
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Suzanne Stryker Ullrich ’78, Toni Christian Brown ’78, Jim Brown and Rick
Ullrich having that first meal out, al fresco at the Southern Inn, Lexington
Meg Richards Wiederseim ’78, Ginny Craig ’78, Mimi Borst Quillman ’78,
Katie Keogh ’88 and Mary Goodwin Gamper attending Mimi’s son’s
wedding in Jan. 2020
quarantine, but glad to be here with
good friends!” Mary’s exciting news
was that her third grandchild was
expected in Sept.! Mimi added that
they all missed having Ginny Craig
with them for their annual hiking
excursion! (Another COVID cancellation!)
Mimi’s new daughter-inlaw
(married Ian Jan. 2020), Elyse,
had finished up her fellowship in
glaucoma during the summer and
was now on staff at Johns Hopkins
in the ophthalmology department.
Ian is working for the International
Trade Commission in DC but, like
so many others, was working from
home. Mimi still works part-time for
a 108-year-old wood planing mill, is
president of her P.E.O. Chapter, as
well as serving on her altar guild at
church. When possible, Mimi loves
to get together with the Philadelphia
SBC Club. (Hopefully it won’t be
too long until we will all be able to
participate in our area club events
again!)
Lauren Place Young was very sad
to report that Joan “Jo” Gulick Grant
’50, one of her longtime and loved
residents at The Greens in Hanover,
NH, died in early July. Lauren continues
to keep her residents at The
Greens (retirement community) safe
and COVID free. “So far, so good!”
Muffy Hamilton Parsons reports
she is going to be a MOG next
year, and as expected, she is extremely
excited! Younger son, Spencer,
proposed to his longtime girlfriend,
Devon. After traveling to Boston to
help the engaged couple celebrate
with both sets of parents present,
Muffy was already starting to make
plans!
As for me, I was able to experience
both sides of life’s continuum.
Most of the first half of the year was
spent being able to take care of my
mother, for which I am profoundly
grateful as I know so many families
were unable to be with their loved
ones. Being in a condo of her own
nearby allowed us to come and go, to
be with her at the end, sharing stories
and favorite foods. But luckily, there
was also a new arrival, grandchild
#3! Our youngest, Ned, and his wife,
Mariah, had Benjamin William in
mid-May and were happy to be able
to share that news and many Face-
Time moments with Ned’s Mimi!
As one life arrived, another left, sadly
but peacefully, mid-June. As we were
not allowed to see Benjamin for his
first month, we waited until late June
to travel down to Columbia, TN, to
see all, as well as a few days of work
on their previous house in AL, prepping
it for rental! The temptation
was strong to meet with fellow SBC
’78 classmates in nearby Nashville,
but that would have to wait! I was
able to have a long chat with Drusie
Hall Bishop while driving back
north, laughing the whole time, of
course! And thank goodness for
Toni Christian Brown and Jim!
How nice that Lexington is a halfway
point! A good snooze in the
apartment above the shed, and coffee
on the patio, as well as a dinner at
The Southern Inn al fresco made the
ride down and back so much more
enjoyable! We earned our keep, helping
tie up tomato plants and sunflowers!
After traveling for so much
of his career, Rick has been home
since early March and while chomping
at the bit, hasn’t gone crazy yet!
So, as always, many thanks to
all who continue to stay in touch!
While our COVID world continues
to separate us, there have been
opportunities for Zoom coffee hours
in the morning and happy hours in
the evening! May they all continue
when we can’t physically be together!
Muffy, Anne Taylor Quarles Doolittle
and I were so disappointed to
have to cancel our planned mini-reunion
but have already started
talking about rescheduling for some
time in the future, while also scheming
for our 45th, which is only three
years away! Stay tuned! Continue to
be well and safe as you navigate this
new world of ours. And continue to
be in touch with your Class of ’78
and other SBC sisters! Hugs. P.S.
ATQ will be having an art show on
campus this fall, so if you are on the
road and can, call ahead and stop by!
1979
Anne Garrity Spees
1136 Springvale Road
Great Falls VA 22066
nelson.anne@gmail.com
Katie Ewald: “My mother class
of ’52 has continued to fund the
Ewald Scholars Program, which
brings renowned scientists and authors
to campus for a speakers forum.
You may remember in 1979
Jane Goodall spoke about the origin
of man being from apes. And Richard
Leakie, an anthropologist, spoke
about discovering Lucy the oldest
skeleton found to prove man did not
come from monkeys!
The recent forum was the author
of Code Girls, the untold story of
the American women who broke the
codes during WWII. Please be generous
to Sweet Briar, so women can
grow and learn like we were able to
do! I bought a 1947 Willys Jeepster
convertible to carry me through after
my second divorce. I lead hikes on
the Vermont mountains with social
distancing and still live on my horse
farm (with no horses though).”
Hannah Craighill Morehead:
“So my big news is that Chip and I
became grandparents this year! Henry
Somervell Pope (Hank) was born
in late March, and needless to say, is
adorable! Our daughter, Sarah, and
her husband, Matt, and our son, Ben,
all live here in Baltimore.”
Piper Allen Severns: “I finished
the last nine weeks of our academic
year last year with online learning
for my 18 kindergartners. It was
quite the learning curve for me, my
students and their parents but we
figured it out and got into a routine.
While it wasn’t ideal, we found ways
to keep up the academic rigor but
also have some fun and do some cooperative
learning. Since we live on a
large lake, I was able to avoid cabin
fever during the stay at home period
by taking nice long paddleboard
rides with my lab, Reagan, or having
a quarantini (or two!) with my husband
while cruising on our boat. I
am glad to live in the great state of
FL which has been opening in a sane,
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rational way and is now almost back
to normal. Everyone is waiting with
bated breath, though, to hear what
school will be like in the fall. In the
meantime, I have taken advantage of
my Second Amendment rights and
purchased a handgun. I am having a
great time learning how to use it and
getting better and better at the gun
range. It is a blast!”
Saralee Cowles Boteler: “Finally
bought my longtime lease horse last
year (16-year old Crabbet Arabian
gelding.) We’ve retired from jumpers
and have taken up dressage. A
serious fall off the horse kept me out
of the saddle this spring, but with
Louise Mueller Cook’s (79) encouragement,
Prince and I are having fun
with natural horsemanship. Thank
goodness for texting friends and the
barn during quarantine! Wishes to
you and your family for a safe and
healthy summer, fall and beyond!”
Susan Andrews Cruess: “ We
are bored but doing fine despite the
coronavirus situation. We moved
last Aug., just four blocks away but
into a newer house. Got lots of questions
from friends about upsizing,
but when everything shut down, we
realized it was our best decision in
a long time! Lots of room to spread
out and a beautiful garden with a
view of the Glenmore Reservoir
to help our outlook while we were
stuck at home. Lots of travel plans
have been cancelled or postponed
including my nephew’s wedding in
Savannah, so we’re looking forward
to whenever we can travel again.
We had been in Scottsdale when
everything started looking bad, so
we headed home early and started
our two-week quarantine on arrival.
Luckily neither of us were sick
and Alberta now has asymptomatic
testing available, so we both got tested
before we hit the road last week
to come to Leigh’s family cottage in
eastern Ontario. That 34-hour drive
seems to be longer every year! But
our dogs were great travelers and
we even packed lunch to avoid too
many food stops. Leigh’s parents are
both 90, so we wanted to be extra
careful on the trip! We’re in a separate
cottage but have been enjoying
lots of food and great wine with his
parents. Our oldest son, Jim, and his
wife, Kate, live in Toronto (about a
six hour drive away), so they already
stayed up here for four weeks in June
since they were working from home.
They are back in Toronto because
the courts are open and Jim had to
prosecute some cases, but he has a
gap in trials during Aug. so they can
isolate for a while before joining us
at the cottage for a week. Andrew
had been planning to come but decided
the flight plus getting through
two airports was too risky in case
he was exposed and got us sick, so
he’s staying in Calgary. We’ll be here
for a month before starting the long
drive home. We usually come back
through the upper peninsula of
MI for a change of scenery but the
border is still closed, so we’ll stay in
Canada for the return trip. Obviously,
no big plans ahead but I sure hope
we have a warmer fall so we can continue
to get together with friends for
outdoor cocktails!”
Tricia Paterson Graham: “In
January 2020, Duane and I went to
Park City, UT, to attend a friend’s
wedding. We went horseback riding
in the snow and cross-country
skiing. A fun trip! In June, my son,
Paterson, and his family moved to
New Orleans from Charleston. I am
so glad that they are two hours away
from us instead of 10 hours. It is easier
to visit with our grandsons, Henry
and Peter. Peter celebrated his first
birthday in June. Henry will be three
years old in Dec. Paterson relocated
to New Orleans to start his threeyear
cardiology fellowship at Tulane.
During the pandemic, I have cleaned
out rooms and closets. Plus, I have
read some good books. Stay safe and
healthy!”
Susan Anthony Lineberry:
“Neal and I have both retired, and
prior to COVID, we traveled to
Denver to visit son Mark’s family,
to Philadelphia for the Army Navy
Game, Los Angeles to see our granddaughter
Claire perform on Disney’s
Fam Jam and to Florida to see some
Major League Baseball spring training
games. I guess we got traveling
out of our system while we could.
Since then, we have been in fixer-upper
mode and are putting our house
on the market soon. I have recently
been able to catch up with some of
my SBC pals through Zoom. It’s
been great seeing them and interesting
sharing quarantine stories. I pray
everyone has survived these trying
times.”
Jeanette Rowe Cadwallender:
“Our garden has never looked so
good with the COVID-19 attention
it received. We’ve managed a
few visits with our grandsons which
has helped lift our spirits. I have
continued to do volunteer work for
the Garden Club of Virginia. Most
recently, I wrote the exhibition catalog
for A Landscape Saved: The
Garden Club of Virginia at 100 at
the Virginia Museum of History
and Culture.”
Karen Jaffa McGoldrick: “Lawrence
and I are still adjusting to our
life in retirement after selling the
farm and moving to a smaller house.
We still live in horse country and I
have my one horse Gia who I board
nearby. I rely on my rides for both
exercise and a social outlet and of
course for the mental and physical
challenge that comes with the study
and practice of dressage. I think of
Paul Cronin often, because although
I no longer jump, I still love my field
riding and every day I finish my ride
with a hack, and once a week I do
fitness sets on the hill. I still love a
gallop and it’s healthy for Gia to
stretch out outside the arena and
work over the uneven terrain. That
is something gained from my time
at SBC that has stayed with me. I
am coming down the homestretch
on writing another novel. After reunion
last year Lawrence and I made
a pilgrimage to Charlottesville, Monticello,
and the location of the Albemarle
Barracks, all spots that are
important to my story, places that I
know and love, and wanted to revisit.
The reading that I have done to
be able to tell an authentic (I hope)
story has been fascinating. Although
we are homebound like most of the
globe right now, I stay in touch with
many of you on Facebook, including
my dear friend and SBC roomie,
Prudence Saunders Pitcock, whose
hubby Wade also has retired. Prue
has two mustangs that she adores,
so she, too, is still riding. She and
Wade have done a lot of hiking and
camping, with some glamping, too,
and she has shared beautiful photos
of mountain scenes and lakes on her
Facebook page.”
SallyAnn Sells Bensur: “Greetings
from Pittsburgh where we are
slowly emerging from COVID yellow
status. We were fortunate to
weather COVID lockdown in Key
Largo and returned to Pittsburgh
in May. Our two children work in
Washington, DC. Our daughter
works for CoStar and is engaged
to be married next spring; we are
thrilled to welcome Leo to our family.
Our son works on the hill for a
congressman from TN and enjoys
his bachelor status! Bill and I spend
our leisure time traveling, playing
golf and fly fishing. I am also proud
to serve on the board of The Neighborhood
Academy, a grade six-12
independent school for underserved
minority students in Pittsburgh.
In these divisive days in the US,
the mission and outcomes of The
Neighborhood Academy have never
been more relevant for our students.
Please drop me a line if your plans
ever bring you through Pittsburgh. I
would love to catch up with all AIS
classmates!”
Becky Trulove Symons: “I hated
that I missed reunion at the last
minute but was in the throes of
planning a wedding for my oldest
daughter Sally. I was so happy to
attend the wedding of Grier Gardner
in Savannah in May. She is the
daughter of Bridget Wray Gardner
and many SBC alums were there
including Bridget’s sisters Lisa and
Barbara Burns, Mary Cowell Sharpe,
Mary South Gaab and Kathy Pittman
Moore. I loved having Bridget,
Ashley Wilson Brook, Mary Cowell
Sharpe and Sally Colhoun Engram
join us in Winston-Salem in Sept.
for our wedding. I’m up for a mini
reunion!”
E. Conner Kelly: “2019 has been
a busy year with son Patrick’s March
17 wedding to his college sweetheart,
Katey, my father’s 75th Kentucky
Derby and son Teague’s Oberlin
College graduation. Patrick is a
rocket scientist in LA. And reunion,
too! What a blessing. Then I spent
four months in NZ teaching dance/
movement therapy at Auckland University.
Still live in Guam and scuba
dive most weekends plus dive trips to
places like Palau, Yap and the Philippines.
We are enjoying the Pacific!
And I still practice, supervise and
teach dance/movement therapy. In
the next few years we will return to
NZ.”
Mary Gaab: “We are now in
West Palm Beach. Loving it! We are
also proud grandparents for the first
time. Terry and I have been blessed
to be able to see Sefa grow day by
day. They will soon be moving to Orlando.
Very sad for us. But now our
guest room is now open for visitors.
Hope all are safe!”
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Lauren McMannis Huyett: Hi
there! Yes, what a strange time! In a
way it has been good. Three of my
kids are now engaged to be married
in the next year or so, partly due to
travel restrictions and the COVID
outbreak. We also now have a second
granddaughter, Hannah, who
joins big sister Charlotte, 21 months.
They live in Wayland, the next town
over from Concord. We have had all
of our other four kids living with us
for the past few months, either here
or at our house on the Cape. Family
time has been amazing.”
Deborah Gibbs Parker: “I am
still practicing law in Baton Rouge,
LA, trying to plan my exit in the near
future. My husband, Vance, is still
practicing law as well. My daughter,
Martha, and her husband, Dan, live
in Richmond, VA, and have two
children, three and one, and they are
a joy to us when we are able to visit.
Our middle child, Parker, married in
Jan. 2019, and he and his wife live in
New Orleans; our oldest daughter,
Elisa, moved back to Baton Rouge
in June 2018 after years in Houston
and New Orleans, married in Nov.
2019, with baby girl expected Oct. 8,
2020. So, we will have a grandchild
in Baton Rouge. Jan. 2020 LSU beat
Alabama for the national championship,
and I was kind to Carol
Williamson, as she has been to me
for many years! We have a flurry of
texts during the LSU/AL game each
year. I had Covid-19 in March, and
the rest of 2020 so far seems to be
all about the pandemic! I hope all of
our classmates are well and that the
vaccine comes soon.”
Betsy Byrne Utterback: “Let’s
see. I gained weight during quarantine.
My eldest, James, his wife and
two kids (six and four) fled NYC and
lived with us from mid-March-June.
Many Zoom meetings, first grade
Zooms filled the days. That was the
silver lining. Prior to COVID, we
traveled to Argentina and Uruguay,
spent Christmas in Carmel with
Jim’s sister. We spent New Year’s
here in SC with Sally Ann and Bill
Bensur. I had a quick visit to Palm
Beach and saw Laura Evans in May.
I was in LA to visit my daughter and
son-in-law a few times and Yardley,
PA, to see son Chris and his family
(including my two little granddaughters)
2019-2020 before March
where I would see Julie Muchmore
Cooney, as well. My design business
has been busy now that everyone is
stuck at home! Bottom line, we are
all healthy, happy, never bored and
feel very fortunate that we can still
exercise, play golf and tennis down
here. Praying that a vaccine is developed
soon. Two of our three kids live
in big cities (NY and LA) and it is
awful to be so on guard and nervous
about contracting the virus.”
Amy Smith: “It’s been an interesting
year so far. My dad turned 95!
He’s in good health, body and mind.
We adopted a dog and are enjoying
having a puppy. I taught myself how
to do pour painting and have decorated
the walls of our newly renovated
bathroom. My dad also just finished
a painting. His is Mesa Verde,
a place we liked to visit when we
lived in CO. I was able to see my best
friend and roommate, Beth Bogden
Tetrault, for a few minutes a month
ago. I was in the Richmond area, and
we met in a parking lot and talked
for about a half hour, six feet apart.
I really miss hugs! But it was great
to see her.”
Mary “Robbie” McBride Bingham:
“Not much new here. Will is
living in the apartment above me,
which is really nice. Samuel just got
to Clemson and is starting his PhD.
I have not worked since March 13
when PA closed the schools. Have
done lots of act 48 classes, reading,
and I think between me and the
kids, we have every streaming service
around. Have been helping a friend
redo her really great garden, so that
has been my outside adventure.
Hope all is well with you and yours.”
And as for me Anne Garrity
Spees: I am weathering quarantine
by baking (and eating!) and reading
inordinate numbers of books.
Thanks so much for sending in your
notes. We got a lot more submissions
this time! Hope everyone stays safe
and healthy.
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Florence Rowe Barnick
Phyllis Watt Jordan
Amy Campbell Lamphere
Megan Coffield Lyon
The pandemic cancelled our
40th reunion, but that didn’t stop
the class from getting together on
regular Zoom happy hours, socially
distanced lunches and social media.
We’re all hoping to be together on
campus next May. These past few
months brought sad news for some
in our class. Classmate Felecia Bernstein
died of cancer last fall. Sandra
Rappaccioli Padilla lost husband
Max to COVID-19, and Carson
Freemon Meinen lost her sister,
Kathleen Freemon ’82, to a heart attack
in the spring.
Others coped with these extraordinary
times in their own way. Florence
Rowe Barnick’s pandemic experience
was going full mask factory
for a few months, interrupted by her
youngest son’s no-helmet skateboard
accident and his remarkable recovery.
She’s now getting ready for a visit
from her daughter’s fiancé!
Jamila Champsi is coordinating
the COVID response for her hospital
in South San Francisco, where
she’s worked since 1996 as an infectious
disease doctor. She writes that
Sweet Briar gave her a strong background
to succeed in medical school
at University of Arizona and training
at Stanford University hospital (internal
medicine residency and Infectious
disease fellowship).
True Dow has been staying well
and very busy in NH. Her family’s
gymnastics school is in its 47th year
and was shut up tight for 12 weeks
for the first time in all those years.
It has been a singularly challenging
experience. No students, no income,
all our normal expenses. But they are
still running at about 20% capacity.
Her two sons, now 27 and 29 are
away from home, William, living on
Nantucket and working with a friend
who owns a moving company, while
the ice rink and his boy’s hockey program
is shuttered. Nick is engaged to
his Cleveland, OH, sweetheart, still
living and working for the Cleveland
Airshow, which has canceled its
three-day, one-million visitor show,
this fall. Lou plays guitar every day,
coaching every night. She is still employed
by the Abenaqui Golf Club
after seven years and play when she
can. The family is healthy and happy,
parents, Barbara Birt Dow ’51 and
dad are still in Vero Beach, FL, and
Devon, PA, celebrating their 68th
wedding anniversary, and both mark
92 years old this year!
Fran McClung Ferguson’s hair
is longer than it has been for the last
fifty years. This season of COVID
Jamila Champsi ’80 on the
front line of COVID care in San
Francisco
has just been lost time. So much on
hold. Her daughter, Carol Ferguson
’12, was planning to be married in
June. She still has a wonderful fiancé
but all the rest of her plans had to
be abandoned. Fran and family have
got fingers crossed for a date in Sept.,
with friends and family attending by
Zoom. Hard to complain—everyone
is still alive.
Phyllis Watt Jordan moved her
office to her home during the pandemic
and enjoyed life with husband
Brian and their two 20-something
kids. Her work—in education and
health policy at Georgetown University—kept
her busy during the pandemic.
Brian was able to keep doing
his maritime security work, mostly
at home. And they managed to get
a lot of home improvement projects
done. They added a little library for
exchanging books in the front yard
and a hammock in the backyard. She
taught her son to cook before his return
to the University of Vermont,
where he’s living in his first apartment.
And she helped her daughter
figure out grad school options.
Phyllis got a chance to see Lisa
Ward Connors for a socially distanced
lunch on the Eastern Shore in
July. Lisa and Kevin recently moved
from Bronxville to their home near
Oxford, MD. Lisa isn’t the only
classmate with a new address. Becky
Garrett Jamison has moved back to
Roanoke, VA, where she is enjoying
nearby hiking opportunities; Pam
Willett Hauck and husband left
Stafford County for Chesterfield,
VA, this year. Megan Coffield Lyon
and Frank are spending time in Santa
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Amy Campbell Lamphere was
so let down that we couldn’t be together
in person for our 40th Reunion,
but so grateful for the class’s
regular Zoom calls! They truly have
energized the otherwise exhaustingly
sameness of our quarantine! At
home, she and Jim have loved having
both children (and their dogs)
here in Minneapolis, an experience
only heightened by the Memorial
Day uprising around George Floyd’s
murder—a mile from her house.
Fascinating learning around that,
and the curfews and protests that
ensued. “We are all moving forward
better, wiser, open to learn, more
aware—another point of surprising
gratitude,” she says. What else has
she learned during COVID? How
to make Atlantic Beach pie (thanks
to Ashley Wilson Brook ’79 for posting
the recipe on Facebook), how to
float in a glammed-up inner tube
down the creek by her home, and
how to monitor darling 92-year old
parents now 500 miles away in Nebraska.
“Praying that a vaccine lands
in our lives before ski season ends
this winter and that we will all be
present for the Reral reunion in May
2021. Stay safe, y’all. And tune in to
Zoom with us—it’s Fun!”
Carson Freemon Meinen reports
that she has continued to work
every day despite the pandemic. She
took a trip to the TX coast with the
family in early June and enjoyed sitting
on the porch and relaxing for the
week. She is looking forward to another
family trip to CO to visit our
daughter in Sept. She has read more
books these last few months than she
has in the last few years and watched
more Netflix, Amazon and Hulu
than ever before.
Betsy Thomas Rook had her
younger son home for four months
when his school closed temporarily.
She took him on a trip to the Grand
Canyon and Sedona and made a fun
trip out of it. That was combined
with a trip to OK to take care of the
estate of her mother, who passed
away last Nov. Her older son moved
back to CA from VT in January
and is currently in San Luis Obispo
studying accounting and working as
an auditor for different stores such as
Best Buy and Home Depot. As for
Betsy, it seems like most things were
put on hold this year, but she is slowly
trying to get back into her acting
and researching a new book. She did
a music video called Social Distance
in May and has had some taped auditions.
She was supposed to have
gone to Tahiti in March when all
this happened, and hopes to still go
someday. She and her husband had
a big celebration planned for their
30th anniversary in May, but had to
cancel. She’s hoping they can still do
it, maybe next year: 31 in 21.
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M. Claire McDonnell Purnell
cpgd@verizon.net
Hello, 1981 classmates! Allison
Roberts Greene and Carson are visiting
IL for the summer after having
enjoyed the sun and view in FL this
winter especially during the pandemic.
They had to cancel travel plans for
2020 but hope to have a few trips
next year. She writes “Like most,
we have watched too much TV the
last few months. We have had our
youngest daughter home from college
since March. It has been special
to spend some extra time with her
between her studies. We enjoyed celebrating
her 21st birthday pandemic
style. It will definitely be a time to
remember. I hope all our classmates
are safe. I look forward to seeing everyone
at our 40th reunion!”
Erin Lynch sent the sad news
that our classmate, Kathleen
Freemon, passed away on July 6.
Kathleen was living in New Bern,
NC, and is survived by two sons,
her father, brothers and sisters. Erin
and Kathleen met as freshman year
roommates and remained good
friends ever since.
Eva Devine had a wonderful
surprise 60th birthday and both Tania
Voss Ryan and Brendy Reiter
Hantzes attended. Eva says “It was
great. And, a true surprise. Attended
a lovey, lovely wedding for Brendy’s
son Will in Dec. ’19 and am helping
Tania plan a wedding for her
daughter Meredith amidst COVID.
Headed down to SBC for my sixth
year at Sweet Work Weeks. I look
forward to it and am so glad it is taking
place this year. My best to everyone.
Stay safe.”
Sophia Crysler Hart and Rick
are still enjoying living in Williamsburg
and working for Colonial Williamsburg.
She writes “Like everywhere
else, we are closed to the public
for the duration of the COVID
shutdowns, but it has been a beautiful
spring, and we have an adorable
flock of baby Leicester Longwool
lambs scattered around the historic
area. W&M went digital for the
spring semester, and I had to learn
all the various technologies to move
my government course online. I am
amazed that most of it worked. One
of my classes did get Zoom bombed,
however, so I also have learned how
to lock my sessions!”
Ginia Zenke’s writes “Our dear
and talented mother passed away
last year in Feb. We cared for her
for seven years at home. We are
grateful to the friends and clients
that have stuck with us, through
moving the house and her years of
slow decline.” Their family owned
upholstery and draperies business
has been very busy during COVID.
She writes that “It snapped us out
of our mourning malaise and it
gives us hope that the days of pretty
fabrics are coming back and that
perhaps the era of 50 shades of grey
decorating has had its day. The virus
hasn’t affected how we work since we
work with clients and suppliers on
a limited contact basis anyway.” She
is working on a book on the family
design business and has outlines on
perhaps some smaller books in the
works. Ginia continues “Seven years
ago, a friend mentioned he was about
to plant some pine trees on his farm,
and I suggested he contact a professor
I had read about who was inoculating
pine trees with truffle spores.
This friend is now commercially producing
the Bianchetta truffle, planting
more acreage, and I get a small
royalty every winter!”
Kearsley Rand writes “After a
very long project and cooking-filled
quarantine, I am back in the office
part time. My youngest son just left
after a great eight-day visit. I have really
missed my kids but forgot how
messy they are!”
Margaret Robinson Talmadge,
and husband, Dan “have been relatively
quiet the last six months, who
hasn’t been? We (along with son
Douglas) managed to take a family
vacation to visit my youngest sister
and her family in South Korea the
second week of Feb. at the very beginning
of pandemic. We had a fabulous
trip! All the sites were open but
empty.” Margaret continues to teach
chemistry at the University of Cincinnati
Blue Ash College part-time.
Her course for the fall term will be
entirely online which “will be an
adventure.” Dan mostly works from
a home office now, and she enjoys
having him home for lunch. Her son,
Douglas, lives in Seattle and works
for SpaceX. She writes “I also am
grateful for wonderful ways to stay
connected with family and friends.
Remember the expensive long-distance
bills of our SBC days?”
Quinne Fokes “has been on a
work contract as a user researcher
through a temp company and doing
work for Google. It is fascinating
and, as a newbie, a huge learning
curve. I look forward to being on less
of a curve so as to dedicate more time
to painting.” Quinne lives in San Anselmo,
CA, with a housemate and
finds it nice to have company, especially
now when her team is working
from home. She writes “My kitty is
thrilled to have me around; she is
feral but loves to cuddle with me—
my muse and shadow. I’m not seeing
anyone at present—it was tough
to juggle that and grad school and
work and…oh, well, I look forward
to meeting a super guy in due time.”
Quinne has a plot in the community
garden and finds that is such a blessing.
She grows food and flowers.
DJ Stanhope spent three years
with the USO in the Inland Empire
of southern CA and is now heading
north to take the helm of the USO
NV as executive director. She writes
“I’ll be living in the greater Las Vegas
area and look forward to connecting
with any alums in that area. Once
travel bans are lifted, I hope to get
plenty of visitors to fill up my guest
room. With our 40th reunion next
year, I’m looking forward to working
to help the class of ’81 crush our previous
annual giving record!”
K. Ellen Hagan went on a great
trip to Big Sky, MT, in March to visit
family. She “returned just before everything
shut down. Have used this
time to catch up with friends and
projects with friends. Thankful for
Zoom! Have been in contact with
Sandra Turturro, Barbara Burns
Heath and Jane Ward Moore.
Take care of yourselves dear friends!
Here’s to reunion 2021!”
Sharon Resener Miller is living
in New Smyrna Beach, FL, with her
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husband Toby and two Jack Russell
terriers. She is “working for myself
as a CPA and taking advantage of
beach life.”
Hillary Lewis Bennett retired
from 25 years of teaching and is
“spending the summer enjoying river
kayaking, swimming, cycling and
reading. Loving living in western PA
during my summers. Look me up
in Old Town Alexandria. See Beth
Newberry Phillip’s ’80.
Sandra Meads Turturro and
Michael have had a great year, despite
the challenges of COVID.
They love being grandparents to
Annabelle (two) and are excited
to welcome a second grandchild (a
boy!) in Nov. Sandra writes “We
still live in Roswell, GA. I’m in my
39th year of teaching (currently first
grade) and still love it! Michael loves
his work as senior lead projects with
Chik-fil-A. 2021 looks like it will be
a great year as well as it seems we will
be planning our youngest daughter’s
wedding!”
Sarah Huie Coleman: Joe and I
built a house two years ago in Madison,
GA. A couple of barn swallows
built their nest on top of a window
frame. They moved in before we
did! They return every year to have
their babies. Due to Covid-19 I’ve
been working from home, so this
is the first year I’ve gotten to watch
the fledglings learn to fly. It’s awe inspiring
to watch. Joe and I are very
happy living in the country. We have
three horses and three dogs. I keep
in touch with Wendi Wood McAfee
and Bobin Bryant Williams and
hope to see them both soon!
Stephanie Snead writes “I’m a
happy grandmother to a beautiful
one-year old named Mia! I planned
to hike Mt. Kilimanjaro in July, but
that was postponed due to the pandemic.
I was doing it for the adventure
but also to raise money for a
good cause: Missions of Hope International
in Kenya that provides basic
needs to people living in the slums
of Nairobi. I will have 40 years as a
civilian for the Dept. of the Army
in Oct. of 2021 and I’m setting my
sights on retirement. Hope to climb
many mountains and hike many
trails! Always looking for hiking
buddies!”
As for me, Claire, I am still a
graphic designer in Annapolis, MD.
My other news is that I have co-written
and illustrated a children’s book.
Circa 1950, my mother wrote a
sweet poem for a college creative
writing class. Mom forgot about the
poem until she had grandchildren.
She rewrote it for the girls and we
all loved it. Mom asked if we could
work together to expand the poem
into a book and if I would do the illustrations.
Sadly, mom died in 2000,
and we did not finish the book. In
late 2019, I began working on the
book again, and it is now finished.
My goal was to complete the book,
that was 70 years in the making, for
my daughters. Now, I am dipping my
toe into the world of publishing children’s
books. Wish me luck ladies.
Thanks to all the classmates who
sent in their news. Take care everyone
and keep wearing your masks.
See you at our 40th reunion.
1982
Patti Snodgrass Borda Mullins
15 10th Avenue
Brunswick, Md. 21716
pattibmullins@gmail.com
Ethel Burwell Dowling and husband
Ben continue to live in Lexington,
VA. Two yellow Labradors have
filled the gap left by their two grown
children. Ethel enjoys running into
freshman Reid Hall friends Francie
Mantho Belliveau and Anne Edmunds
Hansen.
Ann Goebel Bain was glad we
were able to make the class fundraising
goals! “I’m so proud of the school
and the alumnae and delighted to
see SBC in the news.” She expected
to be headed back into severe lockdown,
as “our COVID ‘CA Miracle’
is being reversed by those that won’t
be civic-minded.” She is learning Italian;
just finished Italian one and will
continue to fluency via online classes
at the local community college and
Stanford’s continuing education program.
She will be ready to see Italy in
person when the EU allows Americans
back into Europe. She has converted
the living room into a home
gym, tomatoes are starting to ripen,
“and I’m making loaves of sourdough
bread (300 pounds of flour in my garage
storage area).”
Anne Powers Woodward is living
in the Richmond, VA, area and is
very sad about turmoil there: “Seeing
Leigh Leibel ’82 was named a TEDMED 2020 scholar, recognized for her
work in the field of integrative oncology and supportive cancer care
what’s transpired up close and personal
on historic Monument Avenue
has left me speechless. Pre-COVID
I was teaching English in a middle
school. Being speechless has given
me an opportunity to re-evaluate
what my priorities are.” She decided
to go back to work in a pharmaceutical/lab
setting. She lives with two
rescue dogs—Bentley a Weimaraner,
and Bingo, a Blue Tick Hound. She
spends a lot of time with her sons
and hoping for grandkids so I can
teach them all the tricks their fathers
pulled on me over the years. Would
love to find Virginia Carabelli!”
Liz Hoskinson: “COVID seems
to be the daily shadow we have to
contend with. I hope that classmates
have been able to weather this time
with as little turmoil as possible. I am
furloughed, but my days strangely
are now fuller than ever. (And turning
off the news, I’ve found, is the
most reliable way to stay even-keeled
during this).” She fills time gardening,
getting to the barn, art classes,
donating to food banks, arranging
Zooms and putting together 6-foot
small gatherings to help friends feel
normal.
Leslie Hertz Firestone moved
to Lynchburg in the Boonsboro area
at the beginning of March from Las
Vegas. She returned “home just in
time for the coronavirus lockdown!”
Her cousin moved at the same time,
and they live together. “I had to totally
remodel the house I bought
just to make it livable,” and she looks
forward to finishing that project. She
had planned to work a few more
years as a teacher of students with
special needs, “but COVID had other
plans! I have plenty to keep me
busy right now, so maybe I’ll return
to teaching next year.”
Lucile Flournoy is “just trying to
keep our heads above the COVID
virus like everyone else. At least we
live on a farm and have some seclusion.”
She ventures out to the grocery
store and to take care of her 97-yearold
father, who still lives on his own.
Lucile’s daughter, Lucy, lives in Germany,
and was visiting Lucile at the
time she wrote. Younger daughter,
Betsy, is a computer engineer who
lives in Boulder, CO, and can work
remotely. Lucy is in the performing
arts so life has been turned upside
down for her. Her sister Frances
Malone ’75 lives close by, and in Columbus,
GA, they have the Two Sisters
Gallery frame shop/art gallery
that they are trying to keep going.
“Knock on wood...business has been
good lately for some reason. Hope it
continues. Hope all are staying safe
from the virus out in the world.”
Deborah Price Bowman’s son
Kessler graduated from Oliverian
School in June and is planning to
attend St. John’s College in Santa Fe
in the fall, which “like SBC, is small
and remote and plans to hold in-person
instruction.” Daughter Kate is 24
and living in NYC. She is modeling
(once the industry resumes), working
in retail, and co-owns a clothing
resale site katepaulena.com. Deborah
plans to sell her home in spring
2021 and buy a condo “somewhere in
a new and exciting locale.”
Martha Tisdale Cordell: “ We
are riding out the COVID storm at
our home on the Gulf Coast.” She
has retired from the university “so
the virus has not really impacted me
except that our trip to the Amalfi
Coast in May to celebrate the big
60 was canceled.” She spends time
needlepointing, reading, sailing with
husband David and fishing with the
family. “I almost feel guilty saying
that I am very happy and healthy. I
know many have suffered. Hopefully
we will all get on the other side of
this soon. Great news about SBC!
There are many challenging times
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CLASS NOTES
Pre-pandemic: Anne Goebel Bain
’82 enjoyed a night out for music
in downtown Los Angeles
ahead for colleges and small private
universities. So proud that we are
holding our own.”
Catherine Miller: “My family is
doing well during the crazy times.”
Oldest child Madeline and her husband
bought a house. Ali completed
a master’s degree as a licensed clinical
therapist. Catherine and husband
David have spent all of their
free time painting. “We painted his
mom’s house (she died last year) and
sold it. My mom moved to a lovely
retirement community, so we are
painting and prepping her house for
sale.” They helped Madeline and Larry
with their new home. “We have
been blessed with our jobs and good
health. Wishing the best for the SBC
community.”
Leigh Leibel was named a TED-
MED 2020 scholar, recognized for
her work in the field of integrative
oncology and supportive cancer care.
She practices at Columbia University
Irving Medical Center in NYC
and serves on the board of trustees
of the Society for Integrative Oncology,
a nonprofit whose mission
is to advance evidence-based, comprehensive,
integrative cancer care to
improve the lives of people affected
by cancer. She is the editor of the
forthcoming textbook, Clinical Application
of Yoga Therapy Across
the Cancer Care Continuum, to be
released 2021 by Handspring Publishing,
UK.
Monika Kaiser: “All is well. My
family and I are still in quarantine,
though I walk the dog every morning
for an hour through the deserted
neighborhood.” Her trips to Europe
to see her mother first were postponed
and eventually canceled. Her
daughter and her fiancé are currently
debating whether to postpone their
Dec. wedding. Monika has developed
some new hobbies: “Though
I do not drink alcohol, I have used
my quarantine time to concoct a
number of cordials/liqueur, which
have earned my husband’s and son’s
approval. I discovered the pool in our
yard and started swimming approximately
three-quarter mile in laps
every day, weather permitting.”
Mary Ames Booker began telecommuting
from the Battleship
North Carolina on Monday, March
16. Two days later the ship closed to
the public, and only mandatory staff
were allowed onboard. She brought
home boxes of archival materials
and a scanner. She had plenty of
work, a dog and cat for company, a
nice garden view out a real window,
and a kitchen and bathroom nearby
(a luxury). When the ship partially
reopened to the public at the end
of May, some staff continued telecommuting
interspersed with days
onboard in their offices. “It has been
pleasant and productive. The battleship
has kept the staff fully employed
and all are very grateful.”
Gracie Tredwell Schild’s bookkeeping
business is booming. “I’m
actually working harder than I intended,
but it has allowed me to
take on the training of a friend as a
subcontractor—good for me to have
a backup and good for her to move
into a field where there’s always demand.”
Her mother is not doing well,
and Grace spends about a third of
her time on duty at her house. “But
on the bright side, my amazing son,
Christoph, has just started his new
job at State Farm in software development,
and though it’s in Tempe,
AZ (hot and hot spot), he’s already
making substantive contributions
and enjoying his work.” Christoph is
scheduled to graduate from college
in Dec. “Santa Fe is wonderful, and
Christoph’s former room is now a
real guest room, so as soon as we can
all move around again, I hope to see
some of you!”
Jane Dure: “I’ve been obeying
COVID orders. Trying to keep my
mom safe. Weirdly, I have had a lot
of work as an oil and gas title examiner
during a time when few people
are driving. I had planned to clean
my house, top to bottom, during the
initial part of the shutdown part of
the pandemic, which would have
pleased Jean von Schrader Bryan,
but I have been working from home,
making only sporadic visits to the office.
My home office is pretty much
trashed right now.” She enjoyed our
fundraising sprint to the finish this
year at the end of Sweet Briar’s fiscal
year. “I heard from classmates, Jean
reported to about her calls with some
of you (good job, fund agent!), filling
me in about what you are up to, and
I saw a lot of conversations on our
class Facebook page.” She hopes we
can continue those conversations in
the year before us, when we are not
under the gun raising money for the
annual fund. “We have a big reunion
to plan for in 2022!”
Alice Dixon continues to live in
Richmond and keeps busy with projects,
including many related to Sweet
Briar. She has participated in Sweet
Work Weeks since the very first one
to prepare Sweet Briar House for
Phil Stone’s arrival; she is an admissions
ambassador. “I recently stepped
back from serving as a member of
the College board of directors––a
fascinating and rewarding experience,
and I can happily report to
you that the College is in amazing,
dedicated and visionary hands!”
She roundly applauds Claire Dennison
Griffith ’80, and Mary Pope
Hutson ’83: “I want to shout from
the top of the Bell Tower so that all
of you may hear, that they, in their
current roles of senior director of
alumnae relations and vice president
for alumnae relations and development,
respectively, are indispensable
players in positioning our beloved
College for a thriving future. They
are true forces of nature.” She also
recognizes Lea Sparks Bennett and
Lee Anne MacKenzie Chaskes, both
members of the Class of ’83, “who
are also working for the College in
the alumnae Office, each doing wondrous
things! I hope that we may all
meet again in 2022 for our 40th.”
Rosemary Hardy: “Nothing
really newsworthy to share. Continuing
to enjoy retirement––has
been five years and must say the best
part is being able to create and follow
my own daily schedule––still not
enough hours in each day, however.
I hope everyone has been able to stay
healthy and upbeat due to the coronavirus.”
Jean von Schrader Bryan’s news
revolved around the 30% class participation
in annual giving she worked
so hard to inspire: “I’m so thankful
for our classmates that answered
my calls to donate! So thrilled! All
is well in Amherst and I am keeping
out of trouble. Love to all!”
Priscilla Ream McPheeters
and her family are “doing their best
to stay safe during this crazy time”
in Columbia, SC. “I am keeping my
bubble small and wearing my mask!”
Her two children and their families
live near. “Spending lots of time outside
at the barn with the grands.” She
has four years of teaching left before
retirement “but, I do not know what
this fall at school will be like. It’s uncharted
territory for everyone! Stay
safe, friends.”
Jennifer Rae: “My best, warmest
wishes to the Class of 1982. Love
you all! Back home in NY.”
Libby Lee Gantt Castles: A mistake
by your class secretary caused
Libby Lee’s last update to be omitted,
but here is what she reported
a year ago: “Guy and I celebrated
the graduation of our triplets from
college in May of 2019. The boys
graduated from Clemson, and our
daughter from the University of
South Carolina. We are proud to
now have six college graduates, two
of whom have their master’s degrees!
Our oldest daughter is working as a
physician assistant in Birmingham,
AL, while her husband is training to
be an endodontist. Our oldest son is
engaged and has a landscaping business
in Charleston, SC. Third child
is a special education teacher and
behavior analyst living with us right
now. One of the triplets is a horticulturist
working in landscaping, one is
in WY working on a ranch, and one
is getting her master’s in sports management.
We have no grandchildren
yet but love our granddogs, enjoy
cooking for crowds of young people
and play a lot of golf.”
Patti Snodgrass Mullins: As
press secretary and policy research
specialist for the Maryland State
Education Association since Jan., I
help advocate for teachers and students.
At this time, I can’t imagine
doing more important work. Exactly
two months after I started everyone
was transferred to home offices.
Husband Earl, interim rector at St.
James, Leesburg, daughter Virginia,
a University of Maryland freshman,
and I hunkered down congenially,
working and studying from home.
Time has allowed experimenting
with new recipes. We share gratitude
for time together and health.
fall 2020
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Alicia Nygaard Formagus’s ’83 granddaughter and
hopeful future Vixen, Hollie Grace McNutt
Rick and Mason Bennett Rummel ’83
Wendy Chapin Albert ’83 and family
sbc.edu
Sarah Babcock ’83
1983
Virginia Claus Buyck
414 Seminole Ave.
Florence, SC 29501
vbc414@aol.com
Wylie Jameson Small and Stuart
sold their Hilton Head home
and bought a new house on Kiawah
Island. They hope to spend most of
the fall and winter there, remaining
in Rochester for the spring and
summer. The move was a little bittersweet
for Wylie as she has been going
to Hilton Head since the late 60s,
but she is excited for a new adventure.
Their son Rudy will graduate in
Dec. with a corporate finance degree.
Wylie and Stuart hope to get to England
for several weeks in the spring
of 2021. They continue to run, cycle
and golf, and their Jack Russells Peyton
(13) and Cleo (seven) keep them
on their toes.
Alice Cutting Laimbeer and
Rick have been traveling to Kenya
for almost 20 years, helping with a
school system in the Chyulu Hills.
Every other year they take a group
to visit the school and travel on safari.
They continue to raise money
for conservation and locally Kenyan
communities hit hard by COVID.
Alice and Rick live on their farm in
Castleton, VA, surrounded by horses,
chickens, dogs and donkeys. Alice
works for Highland School in Warrenton
teaching art and running the
Kenya Sister School Program.
Bobbie Serrano Black and her
husband Paul welcomed their first
grandchild, Daisy Elizabeth Pogue,
in April. Her proud parents, their
oldest daughter, Elizabeth, and her
husband, Franklin, live in Nashville,
TN.
Sarah Sutton settled permanently
in Tacoma, WA. She bought
a house and is turning it into the
tiniest of homesteads—distraction
from, and defense against, COVID.
Both sons are also in Tacoma. Her
work on climate change has continued,
as has her writing. Sarah’s next
book is on the arts and humanities—
and their museums—in addressing
climate change and encouraging climate
action. Sarah said she is following
Sarah Babcock’s Facebook page
on animal management and veggies
and hopes to join Amy Boyce Osaki
on a hike soon!
Alicia Nygaard Formagus and
Nace enjoyed the arrival of their
third grandchild, James William.
She is fortunate to have three generations
living within two miles of
one another in Dallas. Alicia has begun
writing poetry again, hoping to
self-publish, and reads at her parents’
assisted living complex as soon as it
opens back up!
Tracy Gatewood has stayed
connected with many classmates
on Facebook and loves seeing everyone’s
children, homes, husbands
and travel adventures. Over the past
year or two, Tracy has visited Alicia
Nygaard Formagus in Dallas (hope
to see Ann Goldmann Uloth on my
next visit), hosted Sandy Ahern Cimons
at the National Prayer Breakfast
in Washington, DC, and also
spent time with Katie Grosvenor
Hutcheson. Tracy lives in her hometown
of Tuscaloosa, where she is a
commercial real estate broker, working
mostly as a tenant and buyer rep.
She is active in several prayer groups,
praying for our nation, her city and
state, and of course those affected by
the pandemic.
Leslie Malone Berger’s daughter,
Emilie, graduated from Virginia
Tech in May and is now gainfully
employed with Clorox. While not
the celebration they had been looking
forward to, it was wonderful in
its own way. Now that Leslie and
Kevin are empty nesters, they got the
crazy idea to get a puppy, Nickel, a
blue heeler/lab mix. Leslie has attended
plenty of Zoom and WebEx
meetings trying to figure out how
to provide speech therapy services
to her students and work with her
graduate students at Radford.
Sarah Babcock is in Richmond,
VA, working for the Richmond
SPCA as their chief of education
and Training. COVID put a serious
damper on dog training classes,
so she has been working from home
on back burner projects for the last
few months. Hoping to start classes
again soon with new social distancing
protocols and masks for all.
Sarah had a serious fire at her old
farmhouse, so the year ahead will
include architects and contractors
(thankful you were safe Sarah). She
is spending her non-work hours surrounded
by dogs, ponies, horses and
one clever parrot—all doing as well
as possible during this crazy moment
in time!
Wendy Chapin Albert was
extremely lucky to have been on
a Regent Caribbean cruise in Jan.
and then went skiing in Solitude,
UT, in early Feb. Both very special
and memorable trips! Wendy and
Tolly have been home since then,
adapting, grumbling, gardening and
counting their blessings. Tolly is a
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Bobbie Serrano Black’s ’83
granddaughter Daisy Elizabeth
Pogue
Nina Pastuhov ’83 celebrates her
Feb. 2020 birthday with a rare
snow storm in Austin, TX
Virginia Claus Buyck ’83 and Mary
Pope Hutson ’83
financial advisor at Chapin Davis
where he has been for 32 years. One
of their daughters was furloughed
and is home, and their older daughter
moved to Tallahassee and started
a job as a historic preservationist for
the state of FL. Their dishwasher has
been running constantly, the house is
messy, and the dog loves everyone
home! Sadly, during all of this uncertainty,
Wendy’s mother passed away
on May 22. She was a very important
part of Wendy’s life, and I know
our class shares love and condolences.
Wendy has been in touch with
Meg Price Bruno and Blair Redd
Schmieg.
Mason Bennett Rummel and
Rick are grandparents to Ellie, who
was born in NYC just before the
pandemic shut everything down.
They got to meet her when she was
three weeks old but have only been
able to FaceTime during daily calls
since then. She is 5-½ months now
and pure joy. Rick has pivoted like
many and is now working with companies
involved with testing. Mason’s
foundation is focused now on providing
emergency relief for non-profits
serving those suffering most from
the devastating economic impacts of
COVID.
Wonderful to hear from Nina
Pastuhov. She has operated her own
business, NP Financial, since 1999,
providing life, health, Medicare and
retirement plans to her clients. She
works all the time, but wishes she
could get back into riding and horses.
She has lived in central TX since
2011 (via FL for 23 years). She is divorced,
was planning on looking for
Mr. Right after her annual snow ski
trip, but then along came COVID.
No worries, she has two loving female
cats who adore her.
Kim Howell Franklin rejoined
the Arlington County Treasurer’s
Office in Oct. after being laid off
and is happy to be back walking to
work, being done at 5 p.m. and not
having to take her computer with her
everywhere she goes, including on
vacation! “I consider this my pre-retirement
gig. Husband John just returned
from a cross-country drive to
Pasadena, CA, moving our daughter
out to attend medical school at the
new Kaiser Permanente School of
Medicine. Isabelle is one of 48 students
in their inaugural class and she
is excited for the adventure. Hope
everyone and their extended families
are safe and healthy!”
Amy Boyce Osaki is fine in OR,
hiking and backpacking frequently.
She very much looks forward to a
future time when international travel
is again possible.
Ann Sterling Hart lives in FL
running dressage horse shows and
riding as well. Her oldest daughter,
Stephanie, married in Nov. 2019
and moved to Seattle, WA, with her
rocket engineer husband. Stephanie
works remotely for her father’s business.
Fortunately, they live across
from all the mayhem. Ann’s youngest
daughter, Ali, was supposed to get
married in April 2020, but COVID
interrupted. Ali and her fiancé live in
Shreveport, LA, where her fiancé is
finishing his last year of dental surgery
rotations, and Ali is a biology
professor at a local college. Ann had
lunch recently with Elena Quevedo
(her SBC roommate), whom she
had not seen in years. She said it was
like no time had passed, but boy, did
they have experiences to share! Ann
is happy Sweet Briar continues as a
healthy college of education—she
has many fond memories.
I hope everyone is well and
successfully navigating these crazy
times. Had a fun golf/hiking trip
last weekend in Linville, NC, with
a group including Mary Pope Hutson.
Hope to see other SBC classmates
soon—missing seeing friends
in person! Take care everyone!
1984
Louise Jones Geddes
2590 Woodward Way NW
Atlanta, GA 30305
LJGeddes5@gmail.com
Well, here we are over halfway
through the most surreal year I’ve
ever experienced. The spring 2020
notes were submitted in late Jan., and
believe it or not, not a single mention
of coronavirus was made! Incredible.
So, these new notes go with my most
sincere hopes and prayers for all of
you out there, whether or not we’ve
communicated recently or not, that
all of you, and your families, are well
and safe and are surviving and hopefully
even thriving during this crazy
year!
Elizabeth Hicks Bahramizadeh
submitted a late entry to the spring
notes, which is added here. She and
her husband had a very interesting
2019. Elizabeth was a guest on the
Late Show with Stephen Colbert (he
attended Hampden-Sydney!), airing
about nine minutes which was great
fun. She and her husband travelled
to Iran where they stayed with family
for five weeks and visited several
cities including staying at the family
villa on the Caspian Sea. Recently, in
researching her DAR (Daughters of
the American Revolution) roots, she
discovered familial ties directly to
Sweet Briar: Indiana Fletcher is her
third cousin four times removed on
her paternal grandfather’s side. Surprise!
Ann Cabot Alleva Taylor writes
that this year has been a doozy.
Home school, working from home
and maintaining a household is driving
her insane. On the happier side
of life, the beach is just around the
corner and she and her family can be
outside in wonderful weather. Charlotte
finished her first year at St.
Timothy’s School making IEA nationals
and academic honors, Cabot
graduated from high-school and
is headed to Randolph College in
Lynchburg, and last but not least is
Caroline, who is starting 10th grade.
Needless to say, Ann and husband,
Carter, are hopeful the new normal
includes school in the classroom setting!
Coronavirus hasn’t stopped Leslie
Caroline Kirkby from working
with her purebred Spanish Arabian
stallion therapy horse, Marka de
Zaon EMH. Her beautiful Anglo
Arabian mare has a new saddle, her
very first western saddle. She will be
trail riding into the new year.
All is well for Liz Sprague
Brandt in Kansas City. The year
started off with a bang: her only
child, Betsy, got engaged to a wonderful
man from St. Louis, and the
KC Chiefs won the Super Bowl! In
May, to the delight of her proud parents,
Betsy graduated from Harvard
Business School, and has started her
own company by the name of Forest
Park Capital, based out of St. Louis.
Liz is having a blast planning a June
12, 2021, wedding, which will take
place in Kansas City.
Virginia Lynch Kiseljack continues
working as a senior business
development officer for PNC Bank
in Atlanta. She is busier than ever
despite the pandemic and working
100% from home these days. She
and Charles downsized at the end of
2018 when their younger child left
for college, and now they, along with
two dogs and two cats, are crammed
into a 1,675 square foot 1950s vintage
bungalow near the Marietta
Square, in Marietta, GA. Virginia’s
daughter, Katie (22), graduated
from college during the pandemic
fall 2020
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CLASS NOTES
Mathilde Sharman (left), daughter of Elizabeth Cahill Ginger Reynolds Davis ’84 (second from left) and Debbie Jones ’84 (fourth from left) enjoy an
Sharman ’84, and Lucia Geddes (right), daughter of Louise outing at the Virginia Distillery, along with Debbie’s mom Judy Cowen Jones ’60 (left), and
Jones Geddes ’84, share an apartment together in DC some other friends
sbc.edu
this spring and quickly enrolled in
graduate school to pursue a master’s
in MIS through an online program,
so the house just got more crowded!
Her son, Chase (20), is a rising junior
at Georgia College & State University.
The family had fun trips in
the last couple of years to Costa Rica
and Iceland, but COVID spoiled
their planned graduation trip to Ireland
and Portugal in May. They hope
to reschedule that one soon though!
Ginger Reynolds Davis stayed
home during the first few months of
COVID until the first weekend in
June when she and Lynn went to see
Debbie Jones. They then spent the
entire month of July in Key West,
and were very glad to get away for a
while. Ginger is going to be a grandmama
in Sept. as her son Carter and
his wife are having a little girl! Congrats,
Ginger!
Caroline Reece Aquino is still
living in The Plains, VA, and she is
very glad to ride out the pandemic
there in the country with the horses.
She recently downsized to running
a small fox hunting barn for health
reasons; her husband is still plugging
along at Salamander; and her
son has one more semester at VCU.
She says he’s loving Richmond, and
she and her husband love having him
close. It was the best of a bad situation
to have him quarantine at home
for a few months.
Debbie Jones is grateful to
be healthy and safe, and thankful
that her family and friends are too.
Debbie is still working in mortgage
finance, and although she loved having
no business travel for three-plus
months and working from home, she
missed working with her team and
the energy that face-to-face interaction
brings. She has enjoyed fixing
up the farm, riding her horses more
often, and getting to know her neighbors
a little better. The cats and horses
are confused but loving the attention!
Ginger Reynolds Davis and
Lynn Jordan visited recently, and as
usual, they had a great laugh together.
Square One Vodka is expanding
with mixers and ready-to-drink, so
loyal supporters, stay tuned on that
front, focusing on expanding retail
and online as states and businesses
open back up. Thanks for supporting
small, women owned businesses!
The pandemic hit Square One hard
with the restaurant/bar scene, but
Debbie is hopeful that the retail pivot
will succeed this year. Debbie has
found her day job in mortgage banking
more rewarding than ever, as this
year’s circumstances have deepened
her focus in supporting first-time
and minority homeownership. Recognizing
that we can only do things
within our own sphere of influence,
she still hopes to make a small difference
in supporting underserved
communities in financing, and she
is grateful that her SBC education
helped shape her into being more capable
of recognizing challenges and
contributing to change.
Due to the COVID pandemic
Michelle Scherrer Klimt had
to twice cancel a trip to France but
hopes to reschedule for next year.
She celebrated four years of retirement
in Aug. and finds it hard to
believe how quickly time flies. She
is still enjoying playing tennis and
volunteering at Gabriel House of
Care, a non-profit hospitality house
for cancer and transplant patients
located on the Mayo Clinic campus
in Jacksonville.
Ann Evans recently moved to
Waterbury, CT, to a home with her
two cats and two chihuahuas. She
is the human resources manager for
Right at Home of Greater Fairfield
County. Her son Connor, who lives
in upstate NY, is her pride and joy.
Both of Helen Pruitt Butler’s
kids are engaged! Her son’s wedding
is on Halloween in Georgetown
County with a big blue moon to
spotlight the backdrop with grand
old live oaks draped in Spanish moss
and the historic flooded rice fields.
Her daughter’s wedding will be next
June 5 in Charleston. Helen says it
has been nice working on the wedding
plans even during COVID.
Helen enjoyed having Kathleen
“KP” Papadimitriou and Camille
Mitchell Wingate over for dinner in
the summer, and she looks forward
to seeing more classmates who come
to Charleston to visit.
Tracy Glaves Spalding finished
teaching the spring semester for the
natural foods chef program that
she runs in mid-summer. After taking
over two months off––due to
COVID––the classes were restarted
in May and successfully finished
the semester in mid-July with no one
getting sick! The program will not
run this fall (who knows what will
happen with this virus), but Tracy
is busy designing a new teaching
kitchen in a new space that is scheduled
to be done before the Jan. 2021
start date for the spring semester.
She is loving designing the kitchen
although it makes her want a new
kitchen in her own house!
Maria Ferran continues living
in Charlotte and running her executive
search practice. She had the joy
of seeing pictures of SBC classmate
Gibson Murphy’s ’86 first grandchild,
a beautiful little girl named
Cedar, who is adorable! Maria’s own
daughter, Sarah, is a travel nurse and
serving on the front lines in greater
Boston as a critical care ICU nurse
in the COVID unit, and at the time
of writing she was doing fine, staying
healthy and taking flying lessons
on her days off. Maria’s dear mother,
age 92, suffered a broken hip recently
but has weathered that storm like a
trooper and is now well on her way
to recovery and is herself again.
“Looking forward to more peaceful
days where we can all travel and
enjoy each other in person and celebrate
life’s special moments together
and sending wishes for God’s blessings
to all of you and your families!
Stay well and keep the faith!”
All is well in beautiful, idyllic
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Drew Reichard, son of Lisa Burwell Reichard ’84, and his wife, Katie,
with Lisa’s mom, Ethel Ogden Burwell ’58, holding twins Elliott (left) and
Beckett (right)
Keswick for Beth Richmond Hyder.
She loved seeing everyone at
the end of May last year at reunion.
After 25 years as director of catering
at Glenmore Country Club in
Keswick, Beth started working as
director of sales at the Hillsdale
Conference Center in Charlottesville.
She is loving the change and
especially loving working remotely
during these past few months. She
sees Shelley Jobe Milan and Leanne
Webber Kreis, both SBC ’85, a couple
of times a year, and she enjoyed
reconnecting with Beth Slayman
Nubbe while her son was at UVA.
Not much travel lately but she does
get to her cottage in Irvington several
weekends a month. She sends wishes
for everyone’s safety and health.
Liz Rodgers Boyd has been
quarantined in MN with absolutely
nothing new at home. Tommy
graduated in May with a master’s in
education with a strength and conditioning
focus. He just received a job
offer from NASCAR in Charlotte.
Liz did not see that coming but since
a lot of college sports are being canceled,
she is happy to be a NASCAR
mom and thinks it might just beat
being a hockey mom...maybe! Louie
returned from deployment in Japan
and will soon head off to San Diego
for training. At least the two of them
are having some excitement!
Lisa Burwell Reichard is selling
her house in MD and moving outside
the Nashville area––preferably
south of Nashville in the Spring
Hill, TN, area––to be closer to her
children and her brother, though
when she sent her news, she was still
looking for a house and a job, so we
hope she is more settled now. Her
eldest, Drew, and his wife, Katie, had
fraternal twin boys in Nov.: Beckett
and Elliott, 7 lbs. 13 oz. and 8 lbs. 1
oz. at birth!
Suzanne Stovall Clarke moved
from Arlington, VA, to Tampa, FL,
last summer when husband Rich
was promoted and took command
of USSOCOM (US Special Operations
Command). Daughter
Madeleine graduated summa cum
laude from Tufts University in May.
She is currently working for Boston
Area Gleaners and hopes to join
AmeriCorps in a safer 2021. Son
Will completed freshman year online
at the dining room table due
to Covid-19 and hopes to return to
Northeastern in the fall. Suzanne
spent the summer in western NC
planning renovations to her home
on Lake Toxaway. She was hoping to
spend time on campus during Sweet
Work Weeks this year, and is excited
that the daughter of a good friend is
visiting campus soon and plans to
apply next year! She hopes everyone
stays safe and healthy during these
unprecedented times.
Betsy Becton Hannah started
off 2020 in an adventurous way,
with a work trip to Saudi Arabia
for a project in training government
HR specialists. She was also lucky
enough to take her mom to Naples,
FL, for the winter and got her back
home just before March 13 arrived
with a bang to start the global shut
down. She refers to herself as Pivot-Tina
in helping her association’s
members (still at the Association for
Talent Development) train in the
virtual world. While the work is rewarding,
Betsy writes that it is also
exhausting! But who isn’t exhausted
by COVID-19? Husband Harry is
working and healthy, and her mom
is doing great. Betsy says she has
watched all of the Netflix programs
and done way too much online shopping!
Karen Williams Wickre still
lives in the Washington, DC, area
and is active in the Sweet Briar
alumnae club. While this year the
club was not able to hold many of
the Washington Career Days, etc.,
she enjoys still working with regional
alumnae to support SBC, and joined
the Washington International Horse
Show SBC booth and also was
able to see President Woo at earlier
Sweet Briar events hosted by Heidi
Cromwell ’85 and others. Karen
is enjoying working remotely and
spending more time outdoors with
a couple of NYC and FL trips pre-
COVID. She sends best wishes for
good health to all.
Staci Skufca keeps in touch with
Anne Frierman Sewell, Ann Alleva
Taylor, Kristin Bryan Burliss, and
Juliet Jacobsen Kastorff. Staci is
living the salt life in Ft. Lauderdale.
If anyone is traveling through, please
reach out anytime as she would love
to catch up!
Anne Frierman Sewell met up
with Kristin Bryan Burliss and
Staci Scufca at Hammock Beach for
some sun and relaxation and a short
break from her busy monogram
business Properly Mine. She also
catches up with Camille Williams
Yow ’55 and Louise Jones Geddes
in Atlanta from time to time.
Laurie Scovel Pfeifer and her
husband Brad (HSC ’83) still live
in Hyannis Port. Not much has
changed except that they now have
a yellow lab puppy named Sampson.
Teaching kindergarten remotely in
the spring was challenging, and at
time of writing, she was still waiting
to hear what this school year will
bring. Laurie and Brad see Eithne
Broderick Carlin ’80 at her amazing
restaurant DJ’s Family Sports Pub
quite often!
As for me, I’ve missed being able
to catch up in person with lots of
you and blame COVID for that,
and I am really looking forward
to a new year with hopefully more
freedom to congregate and travel!
I spent the first part of the year in
Australia helping Jim deal with the
aftermath of the Australian bushfire
on his business there. Got home on
March 10, just as things were shutting
down, and Jim and I have been
apart ever since, as he is still in Australia
which has closed borders going
in and out and, of course, as of late
July, international travel from the
USA has all but dried up. I realize,
however, that this is outside my control
and during this crazy year I am
trying to focus on the things over
which I have control. The rest is a
waste of energy! Other (better) news
includes that daughter Lucia graduated
from Tulane and moved to DC
where she is living with Mathilde
Sharman, daughter of Elizabeth
Cahill Sharman. Those two also see
Seline Morrissette, daughter of Melissa
Cope Morrissette ’83 (and niece
of Laura Morrissette Clark ’85).
Additionally, my son, Giles (W&L
’16), just got engaged to a cute girl
named Margaret Brown. Margaret’s
mom is Suzanne Schmitt Brown ’85
who attended SBC for two years before
graduating from Tulane. So, of
course, I love Margaret! How small
is that world?
If you haven’t been back to SBC
in a while, I encourage you to do so.
The campus looks beautiful, and
there are so many positive things
going on right now. The Class of ’84
nearly beat its own all-time best reunion
participation rate in the fundraising
that ended June 30. Now is
a great time to go on and make that
gift for the new fiscal year. Let’s beat
our previous best participation rate!
Hopefully you can attend an SBC
event near to you, and if you don’t
know about one, then contact the
College and see where the closest
one is to you. We are still looking for
a handful of lost classmates, so if you
know one, please either send me her
details or, better still, reach out and
encourage her to get in touch. Like
so many classmates have already
stated, lots of love and wishes for
good health and good times go out
to all of you from me. Stay safe and
well!
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1985
DeAnne Blanton
501 E. Riverside Dr.
Bridgewater, VA 22812
ddblanton@gmail.com
Suzanne Weaver Zimmer and
husband Jeff are living temporarily in
an apartment as they finish building
their forever house in Fairhope, AL,
where they have lived for 17 years.
Josh (25) finished at Auburn in the
architecture program and is working
at a firm in Auburn; he and Emma
were married in March. James (23)
finished the automotive technician
program at Universal Technical Institute
in Orlando and is working at
a repair shop that specializes in European
car servicing and repair. He
lives near his parents in Daphne, AL,
and they enjoy that he is so close.
Vicki Vidal Blum still works for
Black Knight, a mortgage technology
company. Sadly, her mom (SBC
’48) died in late 2019, but she had
a great long life and career. Vicki’s
son, David, is off to Radford in Aug.,
and will be playing soccer. Radford
is keeping games close to campus, so
Vicki and her husband are looking
forward to seeing many of David’s
games.
Ellen Carver is in Norfolk, VA,
with daughter Sophia (16) and husband
Will Redfern, who is a retired
professor and lawyer who is enjoying
his new life as a master gardener. Ellen
is executive director of Girls on
the Run Hampton Roads, where she
is empowering girls to be physically
and emotionally healthy. Ellen keeps
in touch with Louellen Brooks
Meyer, who lives in San Angelo,
TX, with her husband Robert. Both
of her children are engaged! Son Vic
lives in Fort Worth, TX, and will be
marrying October 2, while daughter
Vivian, lives in Austin, TX, and
will marry in San Angelo on Jan. 9.
Professionally, Louellen continues
to be organist and director of music
at First Presbyterian Church. She is
also a piano accompanist and teacher
of music appreciation at the local
university.
Maha Kanoo lives in Dubai,
where she has been working from
home due to the pandemic. She reports
that her brother fell ill with
COVID, and she is so very grateful
that he is recovered. El Warner has
also been staying home. She ventured
out to VA in July for Sweet
Work Weeks and visited DeAnne
Blanton and her husband, Dick
Higgins, for a socially distanced
lunch on DeAnne’s deck overlooking
the North River.
Renata Leckszas Davis is another
classmate who isn’t leaving the
safety of home, especially after she
and husband Bill left Ecuador and
the Galapagos just ahead of a major
outbreak of the virus two weeks
later. Renata isn’t substitute teaching
due to the pandemic, so she has extra
time for cycling and hiking.
Both Whitney Machnik and her
husband work in education: she as a
high school math and computer science
teacher, and Dave as a food service
director. This year has, obviously,
been challenging but they have used
the time at home to work on training
and agility with their dogs.
Cheryl Young is an empty nester
now. All three of her children
have graduated from college and are
working. Oldest, Tate (W&L ’13 is
a lieutenant in the Navy and is stationed
in Key West. Tim is a sailing
captain and instructor for Offshore
Sailing in Fort Myers. “He is married
to beautiful daughter-in-law Christy,
and they blessed us just before
Christmas with our first grandbaby,
Mary Catherine Ann (first to claim
a spot for SBC 2037). Kayla, is a
geologist about to start grad school
at University of WY in economic
geology. She is enjoying everyday
SweeBOP-type activities as a sailing
instructor by weekday and adventurer
at all other times. Me, I now
have my Coast Guard master-rated
captains with a sailing endorsement.
We all continue to sail and race in
our family. Cheryl is keeping active
with sports, teaching in our religious
education, minister through music
and guitar, organized a trap, neuter
and return program for over sixty
cats and kittens.”
Karla Kennedy Hicks says despite
the craziness in the world, she
is very happy, almost 57. “I just celebrated
my sixth wedding anniversary
to my fabulous Illini husband, Jeff
Hicks. I have been with Vanguard,
the investment firm, for 10 years. I
recently got a promotion there. My
stepdaughter has had to reschedule
and dramatically edit her dream
wedding, but is taking it in stride.
My daughter lost her dream job in
international travel but she bounced
right back. Shout out to Caperton
Morton for helping in her job
search. I had a great weekend with
Stacy Zackowski Lukanuski and
Martha Shorter Lanier Dougherty
in Cleveland last fall. We went to an
Indians game and drove home in an
Uber in a tornado. No lie. We had
to keep driving around fallen trees
and electric poles. We vowed to get
together this spring but you know
how that turned out. Missed everyone
horribly in May!”
1986
Alis Van Doorn
alisvandoorn@hotmail.com
Spunk Kuehlwein: “After 22+
years as a law enforcements officer,
and 28 years as a firefighter, I am
hanging up my gun belt and bunker
gear for retirement! My wife and
I are working on some home improvements
and enjoying some time
traveling. I look forward to our next
adventures! I have enjoyed connecting
with fellow Vixens through Facebook.
Cheers!”
Terry Cerrina Davis: “Hope
everyone is staying safe during this
trying and scary time. We have made
the most of the time at home these
past few months doing yard work
and spending time outside. I greatly
enjoyed Zooming with SBC classmates
and would love to do it again!
We are holding out hope our daughter,
Lindsay, will get to campus to begin
her freshman year at Miami University
in Oxford, OH, this semester
after a less than desirable end to her
senior year. Here’s to health and safety
to all of you and your loved ones!”
1987
Kristen Kreassig Carter
kcarter757@icloud.com
EllenSmith
ellensmith10@att.net
Page Franson reports that her
father died on Dec. 15, 2019. She
is still rehabbing her knee from her
last surgery on May 29 and is hoping
that the scar tissue does not grow
back. She is enjoying being on Cape
Cod where her sister and her family
just visited for a week; they had a
great time cooking, eating and fishing.
Anne Farrell is doing okay in
Antioch, IL. She has been working
at the same clinic for 23 years. She
has been working with her dogs, trying
to stay sane during the COVID
crisis and hopes everyone else is, too.
Kristen Kreassig Carter says
that Pam Miscall Cusick and family
visited them in Virginia Beach over
the fourth of July weekend. They had
a great time catching up and can’t
wait to visit SBC when life returns
to normal. Scotty is a rising junior at
R-MC and is returning to campus
late Aug. She and Dave celebrated
their 32nd anniversary in May. Stay
safe, healthy and happy!
1988
Jennifer Crawley Lewis
7331 San Carlos Rd.
Jacksonville, FL 32217
lcrllc@aol.com
Carrie Winkler Rowe sadly
reports that our beloved Suzanna
Reed Townsend passed away on
July 3. Suzanna leaves behind three
children; Isabelle, a gorgeous tall
redhead, Andrew, her sweet son and
Sally Reed, whom Carrie says is the
spitting image of Suzanna. Carrie
and Hilary von Maur were able to
spend some wonderful weeks with
Suzy Q relaxing in south FL over
this past year. Their time with Suzy
was a gift like Suzanna was to so
many.
Stacey Vilar Csaplar shares that
she was planning to start a walking
tour company in March but
COVID-19 put this plan on indefinite
hold. She decided to change
course and go back to school at Harvard
to get a graduate certificate in
museum studies. Unfortunately, the
COVID-19 situation has caused her
daughter, Arden, to transfer out of
SBC into UMass online so she can
stay closer to home during the pandemic.
Cecilia Moore has enjoyed
Zoom visits with Rapti de Silva,
Praka Punniamorthy Sahi, Anne
Powell, Lee Ann Conard, Virginia
Bennett Leeds, Beth Stookey Sargent,
and Caroline Corum and also
enjoyed the Class of 1988 Zoom
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cocktail hour in the late spring. Cecilia
is on sabbatical from the University
of Dayton this fall and instead
will be doing research on 20th
century U.S. Black Catholic women
lay leaders in church and society.
Kate Cole Hite was hoping to
have some news of a group of classmates
getting together for a weekend,
but COVID prevented them
from gathering. However, she did get
the chance to have lunch with Katie
Keogh, who is still working for
Sweet Briar, and looks fantastic!
Kelly Meredith Iacobelli is still
working at Coca-Cola and teaching
marketing at Georgia Highlands
College. Her baby, Kathleen, will
be leaving for Presbyterian College
in Aug. to study special education.
Kathleen will be an NCAA Division
1 athlete as a part of their acro
and tumbling team. Of course, Kelly
is disappointed that she won’t be a
Vixen, but she is very happy with her
choice of home. Cordelia the English
bulldog looks forward to being the
center of attention.
Brenda Payne wants to wish us,
her beautiful class sisters of ’88, that
we too are all safe, healthy and happy.
God bless!
Maia Free Jalenak writes from
Baton Rouge, LA, that her family
celebrated COVID-style her son,
Jack’s graduation from LSU Medical
School in April and his wedding in
May. Maia and husband Jay (HSC
’87) helped Jack move to Charlottesville
in June where Jack has begun
his residency in internal medicine at
UVA. They enjoyed visiting some
wineries in the Charlottesville area
and look forward to returning in the
future.
Jennifer Crawley Lewis shifted
to empty nest status when Diana left
for college at Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute, in the fall of 2019. “I’ve
been playing tennis on my local team
and volunteering at the North Florida
School for Special Education in
their therapeutic riding center. Max
and I enjoyed our trip to Ithaca, NY,
in Feb. to watch Diana score a ton of
points for RPI in the 100 and 200
butterfly and various relays at the
Liberty League Conference Championship.
Diana and I had a wonderful
spring break mother/daughter trip
to St. Thomas and St. John’s US Virgin
Islands just before COVID-19
shutdown. I want to thank all of our
classmates who wrote in to share all
their news.”
1990
Jean Spillane Benning
1120 Walnut Farm Rd.
Lower Gwynedd, PA 19002
1990SweetBriar@gmail.com
Thanks to all of you who kindly
submitted class notes. I know this is
the first place many of you jump to in
order to see what’s going and to keep
in touch! We all appreciate your willingness
to share what is going on in
your lives, and I hope to hear from
more of our classmates next time.
LuAnn Hunt: “2020 has been
an up and down year for us all! My
husband, Larry, and I both retired
this year (Larry retired in March; I
retired at the end of May). I was with
the City of Lynchburg for 29 years.
Now I get to focus more attention
on my photography business! I’ll be
starting up a new service this summer,
Princess Moments, where little
girls get to dress up like a princess,
have their photos taken and receive
several gifts. Along with retirement
comes more opportunity to visit
my grandkids in NC, ages 16 to six,
and they’ll get to come visit here in
Amherst more, too! So far during
the pandemic, my family has all been
healthy. We’re doing our part by social
distancing and wearing masks
in public. Let’s all pray that by the
time these notes are published that
COVID is in the past! Stay well
Vixens!”
Kelleigh Klym Friesen stays in
touch with Tracey Thomas Jones
and Lea Harvey. “My family, horses
and private practice are my focus
pre-COVID and mid-COVID.
Our family has taken up hiking and
enjoying the beautiful Rocky Mountains
just 20 minutes away. Ava, 12,
is the joy of my life. She hopes to
be a Sweet Briar first-year in a few
more years! Thinking about all our
classmates and hoping you and your
loved ones are well and safe. See you
at the next reunion.”
Amy Kroeger: “Through Zoom
and texts I’ve been riding out the
pandemic with lots of fun and support
from class of ’90 and a few other
SBC comrades in crime. Thank
you all for sticking together as we
struggle with isolation and illness.
I continue to practice on the Tohono
O’odham Indian Reservation in
southern AZ, but I am now doing
inpatient only. Whew! I just got
back from PA where I was able to
have my first in-person visit with my
mother—outside and me wearing
my N-95. She is 87 so I was very
grateful for the opportunity.”
Julie Brooks Nyquist: “Our remodeling
project continues on our
home and property. We’ve had the
opportunity to accomplish quite a
bit of work during COVID. My
10-year-old son has learned that he
truly does not want to be homeschooled
and going to school is better
than being stuck at home. My husband
has been able to transition to a
home office and enjoys not traveling.”
Allison Miree Novellino:
“During the down time I caught up
with Nancy Jones in Bluffton, SC,
and Sallie McIlheran Wunner in
Munich, Germany. Desperate times
call for desperate measures; our family
travelled in an RV, The Alabama
Bubble, to visit our 88-year-old granny
in Princeton, NJ, recently. It was
a unique experience and possibly the
start of a new family tradition. Who
knows where we will go next.”
Heather Colson Ewing: “I’m so
sad that we missed celebrating SBC
and our 30th reunion together! David
and I have quarantined between
Atlanta and the North Georgia
Mountains with Olivia who is a
junior at Denison. Nick graduated
from Sewanee in May and moved
to CO. I love working with the
SBC Admissions Ambassador program—please
email me if you have a
student you think would like SBC (a
daughter, niece or neighbor).”
Stacy Gilmore Handling: “This
last year I spent time with Amy
Donnelly Tobik and Jean Spillane
Benning tailgating at Clemson
football games. I saw Leslie Carson
Albizzatti recently, too, as she
is helping plan her son’s wedding in
Charleston next year. Always fun
to catch up with old friends. I hope
everyone stays safe during these
strange times.”
Dr. Rosanna Jones-Thurman:
“I am still running my private practice
in psychology in Omaha, NE,
and Council Bluffs, IA. Danny and
I are empty nesters. John got married
last fall, and we have a six-year-old
grandson that came with the daughter-in-law.
Derek is in KC, MO, in
chiropractic school (the next Dr.)
and Nichollis has been in Europe for
two years painting at the Nerdrum
School. We try to travel to both
coasts to see family and see the two
boys here as much as we can. We
miss our painter! Life is good in the
midwest!”
Ann Marie Beatty Malone: “As
terrible as this year’s quarantine has
been, as a family, we are very grateful
that our daughter, Alexandra, continues
to progress positively through
the maintenance phase of her leukemia
treatment. We are counting
down the days to June 21, 2021,
when, God willing, she will complete
her treatment protocol for good.
For now, she will continue into her
senior year of high school doing her
classes online and has narrowed her
choices of nursing schools to University
of Pennsylvania, Villanova and
Duquesne. Very much looking forward
to seeing Jean Benning and her
family at the Jersey shore this July.”
Christine Carriere Zazulak:
“Scott and I are still in New Orleans.
Our oldest son, John, is getting married
in early 2021. Our second son,
Robert, graduated with his master’s
from Rhodes College and is now an
accountant. David is graduating in
Dec. with a computer engineering
degree. Stephen is a sophomore at
LSU, and Philip is a sophomore at
Jesuit. I was so sorry to miss reunion
and hope to see everyone soon.”
Dolly Garcia: “Everything is
going very well in Puerto Rico. Miguel
Juan, 23, is in his last year of
law school, Little Dolly is a senior
at Marquette, and Mari is getting
ready for her senior year of virtual
high school. Still keep in touch with
many of my SBC friends including
Jean Benning, Ann Beatty Malone,
Beth Hensley Martin ’91 and
daughter Katherine ’20
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Amy Kroeger, Jill Armstrong Tracy
and Joan Armstrong Abington.
I’ve enjoyed many Zoom meetings
with the Class of 1990. After the
lockdowns are lifted everyone should
come down to the beach for a visit.”
Jean Spillane Benning: “As for
myself, I was fortunate to go on a
family vacation early in March of
this year to St. Thomas. We had a
great time, and it was fun to get away.
This year, I will have a sophomore at
Clemson, a senior who is looking at
a variety of schools for college and a
sophomore in high school. We will
be spending a week at the beach with
Ann Malone in Loveladies on Long
Beach Island, a trip that we’ve been
doing for years. Keep in touch and
feel free to join the SBC Class of
1990 group on Facebook!”
1993
Dianne Hayes Doss
didoss@comcast.net
Norma Bulls Valentine
norma_v0@yahoo.com
Jennifer Mooney Risey: “It’s
been a crazy year with my father
passing from Alzheimer’s and relocating
my mother to Atlanta at the
start of COVID. She’s been living
at my house since March, waiting
to get clearance to move into her
assisted living facility, but the governor
has placed them all on lockdown.
Looking ahead, I am gearing
up to be an empty nester, with my
middle son, Aidan, now attending
Georgia Tech studying architecture,
and a house divided with the older
son, Jackson, attending University of
Georgia. Jackson will graduate early
and get his masters in accounting
in four years and has his internship
lined up with Price Waterhouse for
next summer. My daughter, Marigny,
is graduating from high school a year
early as well and hopes to be playing
volleyball in college (COVID really
put a dent in recruiting) so have no
clue where she’ll end up next fall.
In the meantime, I’m still managing
Lantern Capital Advisors in Atlanta
and planning my relocation to my island
where the water is wide.”
Dianne Hayes Doss: “Hubby
Bill and I continue to explore the
world with our kids, Dan and Jenny.
Currently, that means working
and schooling from home and bird
Norma Bulls Valentine ’93 and Tracy Imse Thomson ’93
Nancy Bulls ’93 and Beth Hensley Martin ’91
watching, gardening, cooking and
day trips around GA. Thankful for
virtual connections to friends and
family to keep us all sane.”
Norma Bulls Valentine: “Norma
spent the winter in Wellington, FL,
before returning to her farm in Aiken,
SC. Norma and Nancy Bulls live
together on the farm with five horses,
a donkey, Eeyore, and five dogs, and
they are still in real estate. Norma’s
late husband’s granddaughter is attending
Sweet Briar this fall. She had
dinner with Tracy Imse Thomson
in FL. Nancy Bulls is still at the farm
in Aiken, SC. We see Beth Hensley
Martin ’91 and her daughter, Katherine,
a recent SBC graduate.”
Debra Elkins: “I still work for
HHS in DC, and recently adopted
two rescue Siamese cats, Gates and
Rumsfeld.”
Amy Riley: “I recently spent a
weekend with Kaci Chandor DelPlato,
Lisa LaLonde Hamaker and
Susan Messikomer Horenkamp in
Charleston at Kiawah Island. They
had an amazing time celebrating
Amy’s engagement!”
Laura Hammer: “I still live in
Cedar Rapids, IA, with my husband,
Keith. We are coming up on 27 years
of marriage next month. I am still
working at a local hospital as an ultrasound
technologist. Our youngest
son, Andrew, just finished his sophomore
year at Utah State University.
He is majoring in human biology
and biochemistry, with thoughts of
medical school in the future. Our
middle son, Ethan, just graduated
from Utah State University, with
two BAs: first in conservation and
restoration ecology, second in wildlife
and ecology management. He
hopes to get a job with the National
Parks Service. Our oldest son, Keith,
just finished his master’s in performance
percussion from Rice University.
He will continue on towards a
second master’s from Bard College,
while starting a three-year fellowship
with The Orchestra Now as their
timpanist. We are happy and healthy,
and so are all of our families. I hope
all of you are as well!”
Jennifer Jarvis Ballard: “I loved
watching my daughter be a first year
Vixen this past year. She loves being
there. After taking two classes this
summer, she is graduating a year early
in the Class of ’22. I am looking
forward to both of us having Sweet
Briar rings this spring but a little disappointed
we won’t be in the same
reunion years (we would have been
’93 and ’23). It has been wonderful to
have an excuse to make so many trips
to our beautiful campus this year! I
am looking forward to many more
visits over the next two years.”
Sutapa Mukherjee: “I hope this
note finds you and yours healthy
and safe during the pandemic. My
family and I are still living in beautiful
northern CA with our three
kitties, who have been glad to have
us working from home. I am still
working at Oracle. My daughter is
a rising junior at Lafayette College,
pursuing dual degrees in mechanical
engineering and international studies.
Unfortunately, her study abroad
in Germany was cut short. A bright
spot despite the pandemic has been
the increased time spent with family.
I love sharing a lunch hour with my
husband and daughter, who whip
up delicious lunches in our kitchen
every day. We’ve also been spending
time doing socially distanced
outdoor activities this summer. My
daughter has been going to the barn
and riding. We have enjoyed biking
and hiking through the hills near
our home along with occasional visits
to remote beaches, always with a
mask, of course. I cannot wait to get
together with friends again after this
pandemic is over. Hugs to all!
Wendy Stevenson Lucia: Hello
from Winchester, MA! I have enjoyed
living in the Boston area with
my husband, David, for 13 years
now. I have worked as a physical
therapist specializing in women’s
health for Mount Auburn Hospital
in Cambridge, MA, since 2009. I
had a great visit with Melony Joe Ellinger
and her lovely family in their
new home in MD over the Christmas
holidays. Since then I have been
on a planned leave from work which
coincided nicely with the sudden
shift to remote schooling of my sons
Chase (11) and James (nine). I am
grateful for this time with my family
while I consider my career progression.
I keep in touch with Carolyn
Imperato, who is a short drive away.
I have loved the opportunity to see a
number of classmates in the last few
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years and hope we are able to enjoy
the luxury of connecting in person
again soon. Be well!”
Colleen Losey Daughtry: “Our
family moved into our dream house
after lots of sweat and tears this past
year! Our oldest son, Matthew, graduated
from high school in June. Our
two daughters worked very hard in
school ending up on honor roll all
year long. My husband, Chris, appeared
in the Super Lawyer Magazine
for VA for the fifth year in a row.
As for me, I truly love teaching kindergarten
and am walking into my
29th year of teaching here in Virginia
Beach! Our family is very blessed!
1995
Katie Maxwell Schellhammer
22914 Goldenrod Dr.
Brambleton, VA 20148-6967
Katie@schellhammer.net
Eleanor Dickinson will be having
a solo art exhibit on Oct. 24 at
Boswell Mourot Fine Art in Little
Rock, AR. She says, “I’m very excited!
Lots to do!”
Kelly Hall reports “I am enjoying
my job as director of global initiatives
at Cedar Crest College (Yay for
women’s colleges!) and just bought
a house in Allentown, PA. I’m near
Jennifer Parker Raudenbush and
get to see her often. Planning a
mini-reunion with her, Cari Miller
James and Karen Giorgetti in August.”
In July, Carson Scheppe Hobby
got a quick visit with Buff Ramsey
in St. Simmons, GA. She said, “It
was wonderful to see her and her
daughter, Sully. Hope everyone stays
safe, and I look forward to seeing everyone
at reunion 2021!”
Several members of the Class of
1995 have had high school graduates
this year. Best wishes to them. We
wish everyone good health and happiness
until we see each other again
at our reunion!
1996
Eileen MacMurtrie Zuckerman
718 Larchwood Ln.
Villanova, PA 19085
eileenrita@gmail.com
Jeff White, Marley White, Kimbie Shaheen White ’96, Max White,
Thomas Namorato, David Namorato, Cakki Lattimore Namorato ’96, Jim
Namorato, and Cakki’s dog, Wilson
Sarah Dennis Roberts ’96 and family at Scissortail Park in downtown
Oklahoma City
Hello Class of 1996, hoping
these notes find you and your families
safe and healthy. Let’s get to it!
I regularly keep up with Meg
Magistro Arcadia, Cindy Rakow
Readyhough, Leah Jorgensen Jean,
Ardas Hiribarne Khalsa and Kate
Mulligan who are all happy, healthy
and taking care of numerous children,
parents and animals. I’m hoping
to wrangle them all to campus for
our 25th next summer.
Heather Baskett reports she is
still animal care operations manager
at Fairfax County Animal Shelter.
She recently bought an amazing
condo on the Occoquan Reservoir
in Lake Ridge, VA. Let her know if
you’re in the area and you can plan
a visit!
Angie Conklin Abell continues
to work as a real estate broker
on Chincoteague Island. Angie and
Barry celebrated their 20th anniversary
this year and will soon become
empty nesters. Son Taulman (21) is
a junior at UNCW, and daughter
Hope will be going to the University
of Florida. Angie hits the beach every
chance she gets, loves her horses
and lives the best life she can!
Sarah Dennis Roberts loves
keeping up with the Class of 1996
on Facebook. Sarah serves as senior
program officer at Inasmuch
Foundation in Oklahoma City. She
is a 2016 graduate of SALLT and a
2019 graduate of Leadership Oklahoma.
Sarah was honored this summer
by Pivot as their Advocate of the
Year for her work building collaboration
around homeless youth. Sarah
and Hayden have been married for
21 years! Hayden works for Oklahoma
State University, and he and Sarah
enjoy hanging out with their two
sons, Jackson (17) and Owen (11).
Ashley Wheeler Glass checks
in from GA and states that while
COVID has kept her estate sale
business closed, she took the opportunity
to educate her staff in antique
appraising. They will now offer personal
property appraising full-time
and to large estates. Ashley feels that
we all have a duty to teach others a
skill that will enhance their lives or
give them the ability to do something
they love. Well done Ashley!
Jesse Durham Strauss has been
enjoying happy hour Zoom calls
with classmates Sarah Reidy Ferguson,
Sarah Chaffee Paris, Janeen
Sharma, Jen Beck Locke, Rachel
Baltus Price and April Collins
Potterfield and comparing how everyone
is handling the stay-at-home
orders. In July, she took her kids
camping in Chincoteague, VA, and
loved getting to see Angie Conklin
Abell and meet her kids and animals.
She continues to work part-time
as an event consultant and spends
most of her time shuttling her kids
to and from various activities. She’s
looking forward to our 25th reunion
in 2021!
Sarah Chaffee Paris has also
taken part in the weekly Zoom calls
with the gals above. Sarah was part of
the fundraising team with Reidy and
Jesse and is so proud of our class for
increasing our participation to nearly
40%. Besides her involvement with
SBC, she is actively involved with
her local democrats group. Sarah is
text-banking with the Jaime Harrison
campaign and writing postcards
for others. She has trained to register
people to vote and is looking forward
to a drive-through voter registration
in a few weeks. Sarah reminds us to
“Please vote!”
Sarah Reidy-Ferguson is in Atlanta
and enjoys volunteering for the
SBC Alumnae Alliance Communi-
Buff Barkley Ramsey ’96 and
Carson Scheppe Hobby
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cations Working Group. She helps
manage the Alumnae Alliance’s social
media feeds and encourages everyone
to follow on Facebook, Instagram,
LinkedIn and Twitter for news
and updates from the College and
our alumnae community! A quick
visit from Jesse Durham Strauss in
July was a special treat!
Jen Beck Locke and family having
been living in Huntsville, AL ,for
the past year and absolutely love it!
Hunter commutes to Atlanta where
he is the national director of sales
for WestRock. He has been working
from home since March and has adjusted
well to teams and conference
calls. Jen is a full-time volunteer and
tutor at Whitesburg Christian Academy
where Marte (17) is a junior
and Trae is a seventh grader. Marte
is a full-time academic overachiever
taking two dual enrollment classes
at community college and maintains
above a 4.2 GPA. Trae is an A/B
student and plays soccer and football.
Jen also spends time at Thomas’
school, Foster Academy, where he
is in middle school. The Locke’s are
doing great and have transitioned
well to quarantine. They are fortunate
to have a 400 acre farm a few
hours away where they have a garden
and lots of trails to roam. Jen talks
to her brother, Chris, almost daily,
and he and his wife, Susan Holman
Beck ’98, and their two children are
doing well in Dalton, GA. Chris is a
successful metal sculptor, and Susan
wears many hats including mother,
lawyer and bookstore owner. Jen
keeps up with a ton of SBC friends
and sends an open invitation to anyone
who wants to visit AL!
During spring break Kimbie
Shaheen White and husband Jeff
(HSC ’96), along with their children
Max (17) and Marley (15), visited
Cakki Lattimore Namorato at her
family’s lake house while on a college
visit tour for their oldest son
Max. They did a lot of catching up
and listened to good music. One of
the colleges they visited was Hampden-Sydney
where they had a tour
and caught up with Jason Ferguson
(HSC ’96). In the fall, Kimbie
will start her 20th year at Grace-St.
Luke’s Episcopal School as middle
school dean of students and 8th
grade English teacher.
Lastly, we’d like to express our
sincere gratitude and thanks to the
Class of 1996 for their continued
support of Sweet Briar College
during the 2019-2020 fiscal year
of fundraising. For the third year
in a row, the Class of 1996 are the
leaders in class participation within
the 1990s class bracket. Our success
is truly a team effort! Wishing everyone
a promising Fall 2020. XO,
Eileen.
1998
Cynthia Hineline
1613 Finefrock Rd.
Fremont, OH 43420
Cyndi.hineline@gmail.com
Chantel Bartlett: “I am thrilled
to announce the birth of Reese
Teagan on June 30, 2020 (Class of
2041?). It was a fairly uneventful
and easy pregnancy despite the craziness
of the pandemic. I’ve been
immensely blessed by the support,
love and advice from classmates and
other Vixens far and wide. Reese’s
birth has helped me build stronger
and new relationships. I keep in constant
contact with Kim Izquierdo
who recently moved out of NYC to
Long Beach, NY, Candice Maillard,
Anna Wade and Andy Kubler Robinson
’00.”
Kelly Bowman Greenwood: “I
managed to get my daughter through
3.5 months of distance learning this
spring without actually killing anyone,
which was more challenging
than any garden I’ve ever built and
perhaps a more noteworthy accomplishment
than my graduate degree.
We sheltered in place in the Bay
Area starting in mid-March, when I
began making over 50 fabric masks
to donate to the hospital in Reno
where my sister is an NP. Neighbors
saw my Instagram posts and before
long I was selling them to the community
at my neighbor’s farm stand.
A portion of every sale is donated to
World Central Kitchen.”
Dana Bordvick Poleski: “ Working
in the communications office at
SBC since Jan. has been rewarding
and challenging (I’m talking to you,
COVID). Getting to know the
students (I have four mentees) and
working with such dedicated faculty
and staff is inspiring. My Percheron/
Paint mare, Lydia, turned 18 and
continues to rock it as a trail horse
and my BFF as we explore parks
Chantel Bartlett ’98 with baby Reese Teagan, born June 30
and trails with a great group of Amherst
County riders (but not nearly
as often as last year). My husband
Mark’s wood sculpture business,
SleepyHollowArtcom, has been doing
remarkably well this year with
big commissions across the US and
internationally—still mostly bears
with a few other animals sprinkled
in. COVID nixed plans to go back
to France this spring plus visit my
dad in the San Juan Islands. I’ve
been especially grateful this year for
my closest friends, Kelly Bowman,
Sophie Simonard and Misty Donathan.
I’ve been focusing on building
a healthy lifestyle, reigniting my artistic
side and finally finishing home
and barn projects while beginning
to care for my mom as she navigates
memory and cognitive issues. Congratulations,
Chantel, on the birth
of your beautiful daughter! And,
Adair, thank you for your help with
writing for SBC.”
Adair Collins: Adair Collins is
living in Richmond, VA, where she
enjoys being close to family. She also
is looking for a position in communications/marketing.
She is primarily
looking at management, senior writer/editor
and content strategist roles.
Heather Thomas Armbruster:
“Like many, I’ve been teaching
online since March. Since I have so
much experience I was able to step
into a support role for the other
instructors on technical issues and
pedagogy of online teaching. I also
had the opportunity to serve on a
task force for human anatomy and
physiology society to help professors
across the country develop what is
a hard and traditionally hands-on
subject into an online course. I have
also been making masks with every
second I have. I gave up counting
a long time ago but am well over a
hundred masks which includes sewing
for friends, family, firefighters in
NH, children’s rehab services and
my local hospital. Because I didn’t
have enough to do, I audited a class
through SBC this summer with
Kathy Carr. It was a lot of fun to
be in class discussions again with
classmates! It also gave me a chance
to be a student in an online class and
remember how to be a student. This
fall will bring a new host of challenges
with the 11-year-old in virtual
school, teaching online and hybrid,
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and most exciting for me, I start my
second MS in human anatomy and
physiology instruction!”
TC Carolyn Kennedy Pyle: “I
moved to Bentonville, AR, in 2017
for a major career opportunity, but
not with Walmart! Kids and hubby
love it here, and so do I. It is a much
better lifestyle than in metro Atlanta.
Once the coronavirus hit, we
were very grateful for the big house
because five people at home was a bit
much. Luckily my job is considered
essential, so I got out occasionally.
The best part of quarantine was a
Zoom with Janine Schofield ’97,
Kimbie White, Kelly Foit, Laura
Million, Elizabeth Aycock and
Nikki Keller ’96. We had not all been
together since 1996.”
Cyndi Hague Hineline: “The
pandemic certainly threw my plans
off for the year, as all singing and
acting jobs have been put on hiatus
for the foreseen future. However,
several of the groups I’m involved
with have been attempting to create
virtual content for us to continue to
use our creativity. I am currently continuing
to work as a legal assistant in
Toledo. My husband continues to
teach American history and our son,
Alex, is a sophomore in high school
already. My, how time flies!”
1999
Kelly Turney Gatzke
105 Shaw Creek Ct.
Elizabethtown, KY 42701-4638
warriorwomankelly@hotmail.com
Angela Walton Carpita is completely
grateful for the ongoing conversation
with Megan Butt Glover,
Tara Hartnett, Sarah Dorminey,
Jill Triana, Elizabeth Melvin Wells,
and Kibby Bryenton Fergusson ’00.
Angela can scarcely go a day without
a laugh or shared lean into strength
with these Vixens, through all life’s
ups and downs. It matters not how
big or small a detail may be. Megan
Glover and her family also house-sat
for Angela over the fourth of July
and cared for their mutually beloved
Irish Setter. Megan’s willingness to
pop in and help was a lifesaver.
Emily Sartor Patterson has
cozied up with her husband, Brad,
11-year-old daughter and 10-yearold
son to all work and learn from
home during the COVID restrictions.
Emily has been working for
Duke Medical Center for 15 years
providing counseling to patients
with chronic illnesses and thankful
she can offer her services remotely at
this time.
Shannon Smith Willis is living
in Burlington, NC, with husband
Duane, two kids, two cats, and a dog.
Joshua is now five and will be entering
kindergarten in the fall. Michaela
will be turning two in Oct. She and
Joshua have recently found a local
farm to go riding at. Shannon says,
“it’d been 20 years since I rode in a
ring, so I’m happy to be back in the
saddle again!”
Jennifer Schmidt Major continues
to love her work as a charge
nurse in outpatient dialysis at US
Renal Care. She was recognized by
her clinic during the pandemic with
the “Making A Difference” award.
She and husband Michael celebrated
21 years of marriage this year.
In addition to their four kids, they
now have two Coton de Tulear dogs,
having added Lily to the family this
April. Prior to the pandemic, she and
Sweet Briar sisters, Abby Schmidt
Anzalone ’00, and Kim Schmidt
Miscavage ’01 had a wonderful
reunion vacation at Walt Disney
World.
Blaire Wiley Wiznerowicz is
bummed to have missed her FL vacay
with Melissa Cicotello this year
but is camping out couch-side with
her two teens, husband, god-daughter
and two Papillons in Richmond,
VA. She and James celebrated their
17th A\anniversary on July 26. She
has spent the quarantine riding her
bike, learning Swahili and supporting
her local breweries. She hopes to
spend more time on Aimee Armentrout
Peacemaker.
Rachel Bratlie and her family
continue to adjust to life back in the
US. Rachel continues hospital-based
work and is adjusting to the challenges
brought on by the COVID
pandemic. So far, everyone has
stayed well! Her boys will be six and
nine-years-old and they are about to
have their first drive-by birthday party
next month.
Jill Triana reports that “a daughter,
Emory Baker York, was born to
Jill Triana and Michael York on June
4, 2019.” After enduring a geriatric
pregnancy, adjusting to being first
time parents, sleep deprivation, and
putting her in nursery school, the
global pandemic hit causing everything
to come to a halt, like most. So
basically, our days consist of laughter,
tears, poopy diapers, work, more
poopy diapers and a new affinity for
Rose.” Thankfully, Jill’s counseling
private practice, Capital Counseling
(Raleigh, NC) continues to thrive.
There’s a lot to be grateful for. Even
the diapers.
Lindsay Hicks Watrous and
husband Tim have been busy breaking
up fights between her three children,
Drew (12), Owen (10), and
Quincy (seven) since about mid-
March. Fortunately, her job as a freelance
writer allows her to work from
home, which has become increasingly
challenging due to aforementioned
responsibilities. As she lives in one of
the country’s desirable red zones, she
is looking forward to more distance
learning for the fall semester. She has
redecorated her family room with
a homeschool motif. Her design
choices of IKEA desks, roller-chairs
and bulletin boards would make Joanna
Gaines weep with joy.
Devon Vasconcellos Bijansky
has mostly been staying home,
baking one loaf of bread, cutting
her husband’s hair four times and
coloring her own hair once since
March. Things she organized in the
early days of the lockdown are messy
again. Austin has gotten too hot for
yard work. The bunnies have been
indifferent to her and Steve’s increased
presence.
As for me, Kelly Turney Gatzke,
I was offered a full-time position as
the one-on-one IEP assistant with a
special needs student in Sept. 2019.
I realized it was not my forever career
and that I need to figure out
what I want to be when I grow up!
I’ve spent the pandemic quarantine
watching too many webinars, finally
painting most of the things I wanted
to paint, improving my green thumb,
and collecting pots that look like
animals (now designated pot-imals
because I have too much time on my
hands). Amelia (13) and Cameron
(10) survived being home since mid-
March and are ready for school to
resume. Ben is all set to retire from
the Army after 21 years in summer
2021. We are excited and nervous
about the possibilities and actually
picking where we want to live! Stay
safe and well, Vixens! Holla, Holla!
2000
Marilen Sarian Crump
212 Rock Creek Court
Yorktown, VA 23693
artinspiredme@gmail.com
Susan Bobb is finishing up year
five in the Boston area where she is
a professor of psychology at Gordon
College, a small liberal arts school.
She goes up for tenure next year.
Husband Jamie works for an automotive
startup, Benjamin (11) starts
fifth grade this fall, and Jakob (six)
and Nathan (six) first grade. After
years of globe-trotting, we love finally
having a landing place and being
in the same time zone with our east
coast family and friends.
Elizabeth Davis Baker says hello
from NC! She loved catching up
via Zoom with many of you during
the virtual 20th reunion and can’t
wait until we can properly celebrate
in person! She and Brian still live
in Smithfield and just celebrated
their 16th anniversary. She is now
the department chair of English,
humanities and foreign languages at
Johnston Community College and
loves being in administration, but
the post-COVID world of higher
education is quite a challenge! Miss
you all and wishing you a safe and
healthy rest of 2020! XOXO
2002
Katie McNamara Brown
2115 Natahoa Ct.
Falls Church, VA 22043
mcnamara02@gmail.com
It is with great sadness that we
share the news of Kimberly Martin
Robson’s passing. Kim will be
remembered for her incredible devotion
to friends and family, her
passion for running and cycling, her
beautiful smile, generous heart and
love of horses and dogs. Our hearts
go out to her husband, Michael, son,
Camden, daughter, Madeline, and all
family and friends who were blessed
to know Kim.
Alicia McCartney returned to
the DC area in early 2018 after living
in Cambodia for two years. Alicia
returned to work at Freddie Mac,
where she has spent the majority
of her career, working in the areas
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Alicia McCartney ’02 and her dog,
Karma
Kimberly Martin Robson ’02
of compliance and risk transfer. She
adopted her first dog, Karma, from a
local shelter at the beginning of the
COVID-19 pandemic and is soon
to be a first-time home owner in the
Merrifield neighborhood of northern
VA. To celebrate her 40th birthday
last Oct., she spent two weeks traveling
through Costa Rica, hiking,
surfing and scuba diving. Alicia enjoyed
amazing adventures living in
southeast Asia and is now excited
to finally put down roots in the DC
area. Alicia hopes everyone in the
Class of 2002 is happy, healthy and
living their best life!
Ashley Trantham Saunders has
been living Groundhog Day since
March 9 when her first work trip
of many was canceled. Although
she already worked from home and
enjoyed the solitude, other people’s
need for constant interaction has
resulted in six to seven video conferences
each day followed by hours of
TV with a husband she wasn’t used
to seeing every day. At least she’s only
gained about 20 pounds!
Rachel Roth Allred just completed
her 17th year of teaching! This
coming school year, she will be teaching
fourth grade math and science.
This past school year, Rachel coached
the science bowl team to victory in
the quarterfinal match. Rachel will
serve on the PTA at her daughter‘s
school as the communications secretary
beginning this fall. This year
Rachel celebrated her 40th birthday,
her daughter‘s 10th birthday, and her
14th wedding anniversary! Rachel
sends all alums her best and hopes
everyone is staying safe and healthy!
Tia Trout Perez has been working
remotely for months now, which
presents a variety of challenges, but
is enjoying not having to commute
daily. She is beyond thrilled that her
niece, Elyse Samassekou, daughter
of Tamara Trout Murphy ’01,
is starting SBC as a member of the
Class of 2024 this fall!
Amanda Davis Stevens became
a named partner of her law firm in
Jan. of this year. Amanda shares that
it has been an interesting year dealing
with the pandemic and transitioning
to remote work. Amanda’s family
just adopted an adorable puppy because
one dog and two kids in distance
learning wasn’t quite enough
chaos!
Louey and Serena Basten
Kachinsky would like to announce
the birth of their baby boy, Elijah
Erle “River” Orion Kachinsky, born
on April 1 on The Farm in Summertown,
TN.
Mary Tassone Dunlevy completed
her Master of Arts in teaching at
North Carolina State University in
May. Mary is returning to teaching
eighth grade English this fall after ten
years as a stay-at-home-mom.
Liz Waring McCracken is teaching
two online dance courses at Appalachian
State University in fall
2020, as well as making sure Isadora
(age 11) and Athena (age eight) learn
something from virtual school. We
enjoyed a socially distant summer
by taking many hikes and renting a
house by the Toe River near Asheville
one weekend. Liz turned the
big 40 and successfully flambéed a
homemade Baked Alaska (why light
candles when you can light an entire
dessert on fire?!). All the McCrackens
are looking forward to traveling
once the world gets back to normal.
Kathlyn Pierce is currently
fostering an adorable kitten, Alfie,
through an orphan kitten project
associated with UC Davis. Kathy
also mentors a foster child that she
has been working with for over two
years now. He’s 11 going on 15 lately,
so he’s keeping her on her toes! She
looks forward to getting back to her
volunteer work with the local food
bank and a shelter once the pandemic
allows normal programming
to resume. Kathy is still enjoying her
career as a financial advisor and believes
she has the best clients in the
world. When Kathy rides her green
bike with white Hawaiian flower decals
and a wicker basket on the front
around, it always reminds her of her
bike riding days at SBC. Kathy misses
everyone and is eagerly awaiting
the end of the pandemic.
Amy Mullen is thoroughly enjoying
the work-from-home life and
overspending with DoorDash. She is
currently researching how to keep a
pet snail. Amy hopes to master skateboarding
by the end of the year.
Jaime Henna traveled a couple
times each to NC, CA, NY and CO
over this past year. When not traversing
the country, she calls a little
corner of Charlottesville, VA, home.
There, she obsesses over backyard
garden design and is steadily transforming
a small patch of earth once
covered in rocks into a wonderland
rich with plant life. She spent the
summer working, reading, doing
puzzles, watching TV, going on
short walks or scooter rides with
her boyfriend and generally avoiding
prolonged exposure to the heat and
humidity of a central VA summer.
Aja Grosvenor Stephens and
family have survived the severe
COVID spike in NYC. She spends
her days asking the schools to open
up and take her child so she can
participate in Zoom meetings. She
occasionally ventures out to Target
and Trader Joe’s. Aja’s fortunately
younger than the rest of her classmates
and hopes to celebrate her
40th birthday in 2021 surrounded by
other humans. Her favorite quarantine
purchase has been an inflatable
bath tub, and she also sewed her first
pair of shorts.
Jennifer Taylor Catano reports
that in March she and her daughters
enjoyed their spring break with lots
of time with friends, swimming and
roller skating. However, life took a
major turn mid-March when Jenn
spent a week in the hospital with a
bacterial infection in her stomach
and colon. Then due to COVID,
Jenn’s family transitioned to virtual
school and a new way of life. Jenn
healed quickly and became involved
in a local mask sewing group making
masks for healthcare professionals in
our area. Jenn’s sewing group worked
so hard from March to June 1st that
they were able to donate 4,200 fabric
masks to local doctors and nurses
and we also sent 200 masks to New
York Presbyterian Hospital. In May,
she celebrated her oldest daughter’s
10th birthday with a scavenger hunt
and birthday parade. Jenn’s girls are
heading into fifth and first grade
and are still waiting to see what this
school year will be like! Jenn lives in
Katy, TX, (a suburb of Houston)
and the numbers have been very high
there recently. She hopes they will get
under control soon! Wishing all the
very best! Stay healthy!
Kathleen McNamara Brown
and her husband Adam have both
been working remotely full-time since
March. As school transitioned to virtual
sessions and activities closed, the
family had to find new ways of working
together to make the best of a difficult
situation. Katie’s younger sister
Maggie McNamara ’11 generously
hosted Katie’s whole family out at her
farm for much of the summer to allow
for more outdoorsy activities and
riding time for the kids while parents
worked. It was a memorable summer
at the farm with all the horses and
dogs, doing barn chores, weeding the
garden, reading, bird watching, hiking,
horseback riding and enjoying
extra family time. Katie hopes this
note finds all of you well and looks
forward to the day when we can all
get together again!
2004
Virginia Wood Susi
2929 Dorell Ave
Orlando, FL 32814
ginnysusi@gmail.com
Sweet Briar Class of 2004
Autumn Matysek-Snyder Fish
is enjoying working as the school administrator
at North Branch School
where both her children attend,
Xavier (11) and Daisy (six). She
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Stephanie Gleason ’04, Andrea Stassi ’04, Jessica Porter Sadeq ’04,
Kirkland Wohlrab ’04, Kerry Keins Mutschelknaus ’04, Anne Mohana ’04,
Caitlin Webber Mazzucca ’04, and Heather Shumaker ’04 celebrated
Andrea’s engagement and upcoming nuptials in Austin, TX
started coaching swimming this fall.
She sees Lori Kovatch Long ’01 at
meets. She and Jeremiah celebrated
their 15th anniversary in July. Jeremiah
is still working fire and rescue.
She sees Mary Morris Park and
Mary David Roxer regularly. She
hopes all are well!
Kelly Gibbons Schell has been
fighting the good fight by staying
at home with two toddlers since
March. She isn’t going crazy. She
swears.
Leah Davis Philhower is still
living in SC. She’s staying home and
doing virtual school with her boys,
Jasper (four) and Paxton (11).
Camille Simmons Smalling is
enjoying life with her husband and
19-month-old daughter. She is also
enjoying her career in the field of human
resources.
Lisa Moore Walton and her husband,
Marshall, welcomed the birth
of their first child in March. Their
son, Harlan, shares a birthday with
mom! Lisa is going into her fourth
year teaching high school science at
Wye River Upper School in Centreville,
MD. One of her students from
the Class of 2020 is entering SBC as
a first-year in fall 2020.
Stephanie Gleason and her husband,
Neal, were thrilled to welcome
the newest addition to their family
this past May, Chloe Victoria Dyson,
who is now two months. Her big
sister, Elle (1-1/2) and two fur baby
siblings are in love! During the pandemic
Stephanie regularly Zooms
with SBC sisters, Kerry Keins,
Caitlin Webber Mazzucca, Anne
Mohana, Jessica Porter Sadeq
Heather Shumaker, Andrea Stassi,
and Kirkland Wohlrab to maintain
sanity. Pre-pandemic, these ladies all
celebrated Andrea “Aunie” Stassi’s
engagement/pending nuptials in
Austin, TX. They are eagerly awaiting
their next post-pandemic reunion!
Stephanie remains employed
at Naval Air Systems Command
(NAVAIR) and will return to her
position as operations lead for the
V-22 Osprey Joint Program Office
shortly following her recent parental
leave. In this capacity, she will continue
recruitment efforts with SBC
engineering students interested in
supporting Naval aviation. She is approaching
her 10th year as a government
civil service member this fall.
2005
Lynsie Watkins Steele
1060 Allendale Dr.
Charlottesville, VA 22901
lynsie@getvie.com
Cat Brumley is still living in the
northern VA area. She recently made
a career change to teaching and enjoys
it. Working online like everyone
else these days due to COVID! She
misses everyone and campus, too.
Christie Sears Thompson:
Christie and her husband, Kevin
(HSC ’07), welcomed their second
child, Hannah Mae Thompson, on
Nov. 18, 2019. Christie also has a
thriving private practice as a marriage
and family therapist in CO
where she specializes in helping new
and expectant parent couples.
Elizabeth Churchill: “This year
I’ve been busy looking for a job. After
a divorce, I moved from Amherst
County to northern VA in hopes of
finding a better job. The pandemic
has made this pursuit difficult, but
I’ve been using the extra time to hang
out with my dogs, cats and horse.”
Joyce Scott is excited to begin
pursuing a second master’s degree
in Jan. 2021 at Brenau University in
Atlanta, GA, this time as part of a
career change to the field of occupational
therapy. She was excited and
grateful for the chance to reconnect
with Alison Sims Courtney ’09 who
was a huge help by providing advice
and a reference during the application
process. Joyce also recently
became a certified therapeutic riding
instructor and a licensed foster
parent.
Lynsie Watkins Steele: “So
much change and all of it good! After
my recent divorce, I am doing better
than ever (it was a bumpy road, trust
me)! I moved into a new house in
Ivy, VA, (near Charlottesville) and
I’m raising my four boys here while I
run two businesses: an online cooking
academy and a marketing and
design firm. In my free time (ha!)
I volunteer as the vice chair for the
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s C-ville
chapter for the Brewer’s Ball. I also
donate my time as the senior online
engagement coordinator to an amazing
nonprofit called HEY! (Healthy
Excited Youth) that helps address
health and wellness education for
at-risk youth in DC and NYC. My
days are filled with laughter, food,
design, gardening, fighting and making
up. I could not be more grateful
for this stage of my life!”
Megan Knight Bowling: “ We
moved back to Amherst last year and
had surprise baby #3! I start graduate
school in a few short weeks at
JMU to become a family nurse practitioner!
We are currently living with
my mom while we build our custom
home!”
Torrey Ford Shallcross married
Gary Paul Kraiss Jr. on Feb. 9of
last year at Holy Trinity Catholic
Church in Georgetown followed by
a reception at the Metropolitan Club
of Washington, DC, with Alexandra
Lussier Kohlberger standing
by her side as her matron of honor
and joined in attendance by Lisa
Lussier ’03. While working as a chief
fundraiser and development director
in Washington, DC, Torrey has recently
begun her executive master’s
in leadership at the Georgetown
University McDonough School of
Business.
2006
Victoria Chappell Harvey
8618 Waldon Heights
San Antonio, TX 78254
victoria@gidgette.com
Joelle Andrews is still living in
Raleigh, NC, with her husband
and two cats. In recent news, Joelle
changed jobs and is now doing product
marketing for Progress Software.
She’s very excited for the change.
Joelle is also excited to attend the
wedding of Alexandra Blair this
October in Kansas City, MO. Congratulations,
Alex!
Michelle Badger was elected to
her fourth term on the school committee
and was voted in by the committee
to be vice-chair. Other than
that, she has been working from
home. She is hoping to see everyone
at reunion the weekend of May
28, 2021 (?) to celebrate 15 years
(wow!). Thank you to everyone who
helped get us close to our participation
for FY20! Don’t forget to make
your best gift to help our class reach
our participation goal this year.
Jenny Lynn is still working away
at the Tin Shop at Colonial Williamsburg.
This year will be the fifth
year of being an apprentice and 10
years at CW, but she is still on the
third level of the apprenticeship.
(Nevertheless, she persisted.) She
really appreciates all of the alumnae
who stop by to say hello when they
come to visit!
Joanna Meade-Runaldue has
spent quarantine with personal
training clients online, training her
rescued pit bull puppy, completing
some home renovations and preparing
for a baby girl to arrive in Oct.
Additionally, she is completing a
certification in pre and post-natal
personal training and looks forward
to helping more moms and momsto-be
get stronger and healthier.
2007
Emily N. Olson
5238 Lake Shore Drive
Waco, Texas 76710
emilynicoleolson@gmail.com
Erica Kennedy McCallie and
her husband, Andrew, celebrated her
birthday in France in March. It was
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Erica Kennedy McCallie ’07 and her husband Andrew celebrating her
birthday in Mar. 2020 in Paris, France
Morgan Roach Vina ’07 and her
husband Stephen welcomed their
beautiful daughter, Dylan Elise
Vina, on July 16, 2020
their first trip abroad and she says,
“J’aime la France!” Erica was recently
promoted to senior information
technology capability specialist at
Tennessee Valley Authority where
she has been working for 12 years.
Erica and Andrew will celebrate 12
years of marriage in June.
In Feb., Eleanor O’Connor traveled
to Portland, OR, for the Pub-
West conference and was lucky to be
able to meet up with classmates Kimberley
Battad, Laura Jane Schaefer
and Rebekah McSpadden Burger
for a Class of 2007 mini-reunion. It
was her first time seeing Bekah since
graduation day! She writes, “It was a
joy to see them and talk about where
we all are in our lives right now—13
years later!”
Heather Bowen has been working
by day at a busy gallery in Duck,
NC, and by night she is making art
and jewelry for her own business.
She has an Etsy shop, a booth at
the local farmer’s market and she
sells jewelry and gifts through a few
local stores on the Outer Banks.
When she’s not making or selling
art, Heather spends time with her
two corgis. Many of our classmates
may remember little Annie. She is 14
now, but she is doing well. Heather’s
younger corgi, Fletcher, is two, and
he has been in agility training for
about 18 months with the goal of
competing when events start happening
regularly again. Both Annie
and Fletcher recently passed their
evaluation to be registered therapy
dogs, so they hope to be able to visit
hospitals and senior centers soon.
Heather also hopes to help implement
a therapy program in her local
elementary schools to help children
improve reading skills by reading
aloud to animals. Unfortunately,
therapy visits of all kinds have been
postponed due to the current health
regulations, but they look forward
to getting out there sometime in the
future!
Danielle Briggs-Hansen Chase
is working in the Olympia Regional
Office of Esri (Environmental Systems
Research Institute) and loves
it! She is acclimating well to her new
life in Olympia, WA, all things considered.
At the time of submission,
Danielle and her husband Jesse were
expecting their first child sometime
around July 26.
On July 16, Morgan Lorraine
Roach Vina gave birth to a healthy
baby girl, Dylan Elise Vina. Dylan
weighed 7 lbs., was 19.4” long and
came out sporting a full head of hair.
Morgan and her husband, Stephen,
could not be more in love with her.
Proud aunt, Ryan Elizabeth Roach
’10, was Dylan’s visitor.
Kimberley Battad ’07, Laura Schaefer ’07, Eleanor O’Connor ’07 and
Rebekah McSpadden Burger ’07 in Portland, OR in Feb. 2020
2008
Jessica Wilson
122 Berkshire Pl.
Lynchburg, VA 24502
henson08@sbc.edu
Jessica Wilson: “I recently completed
my training to become an
AFPA-certified Pilates mat instructor.
I’m hoping to transition from
teaching online to in person classes
as soon as it is safe to do so. In the
meantime, I am continuing to stay
at home with my three children, Michael
(10), Adalaide (six), and Rosalie
(five), all of whom will be homeschooling
through the pandemic.”
Mary Berry: “Stephen (HSC
’09) and I welcomed our son, August
Graham Berry, on March 28, precisely
in the midst of the pandemic. He
has added such joy to a strange and
stressful time, and we love watching
him learn and grow. 2019 held one
last hurrah for us before parenthood,
when we hiked Patagonia—not exactly
what I would recommend at 6.5
months pregnant, but it was the trip
of a lifetime and well-timed before
the world shut down. We’re looking
forward to introducing August
to SBC and HSC friends when we
can!”
Dr. Laurel Berry: “My family,
Chris Berry (HSC ’07) and our
daughters, Emory (five) and Madison
(20 months), and I moved to
Winston-Salem, NC, where I am
completing a fellowship in gynecologic
oncology. We have connected
with Sarah Dyer Terzian ’10 and
husband Hillman Terzian (HSC
’08) since moving here and enjoy
spending time with them and their
son, Dyer (six months). I am spending
this year of my fellowship as a
research fellow studying the immunogenicity
of ovarian cancer.”
Dawn Slekis: “I am extremely
excited to announce our newest pack
member, Briar Rose, a nine-week-old
beagle puppy. She is enjoying running
and annoying her older brother
Jake, the shepherd. Jan. 2020 I welcomed
a new niece and started a new
job with the state of WV working in
drinking water compliance and enforcement.
This position moved us
to South Charleston, WV.”
Stephen and Mary Dance Berry
’08 and their son August Graham
Berry
Dawn Slekis ’08 and her new pup,
Briar Rose
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Leah Jean Haas, daughter of
Amanda Strickland ’09, was born
Feb. 18, 2020
2009
Jenny Walkiewicz Dill
13938 SW Crist Court
Tigard, OR 97223
Jenny.Dill11@gmail.com
Lauren Schwartz Lazaro and
her husband, Brice, welcomed Kenneth
Michael into the world on April
26, 2019. He weighed 9 lbs. 5 oz. and
was 22” long! He joins his big sister,
Virginia.
Amanda Strickland and her
husband bought a house at the end
of 2019 in Hampton, VA. They also
welcomed a beautiful and healthy
daughter, Leah Jean Haas, on Feb.
18, 2020 (SBC class of 2042)!
Amanda started a new job as a museum
specialist at the US Army Transportation
Museum at Ft. Eustis, VA.
Shannon Schalestock Friedman
is over the moon to share that she
and her husband, Matt (HSC ’04),
welcomed their son, Haynes Arthur
Friedman, on March 29, 2020.
Haynes Arthur Friedman, son of
Shannon Schalestock Friedman ’09,
was born March 29, 2020
Lauren Schwartz Lazaro ’09 and her husband Brice with their daughter
Virginia and their son Kenneth Michael, born April 26, 2019
Paul Kenneth Denne Fincham,
son of Doreen McVeigh, was born
June 1, 2020 (his due date!) weighing
8 lbs. and 1 oz. He is a beautiful,
sweet and calm baby boy, and they
are over the moon with happiness.
Over the last year, Jessica Lile
Hudson has been working in a new
job as the director of social media
marketing for MorningStar Home,
Inc., and it has been really exciting!
It is always fun to take on a new
challenge and learn new skills. Their
son was set to enter kindergarten
this year, but with COVID, they are
holding him back a year to ensure he
gets a full year of four-year-old preschool
(hopefully). We are hopeful
for 2021.
I, Jenny Walkiewicz Dill, have
been staying busy chasing my daughters,
Alexa (four) and Emmeline
(nine months), around our home
in OR. My husband, Jon, recently
accepted a new position at Intel
and has been remodeling our house
every free minute he has! 2020 has
certainly not been the year any of us
Sweet Briar friends celebrate at the wedding of Jordan McIntire
McKenzie ’11
expected, but seeing these beautiful
babies my SBC sisters are having
gives me hope for a bright and beautiful
future!
2010
Rosalie Morgan Louis
Rosalielouis02@gmail.com
Danielle Haines has an MAT
in special education and currently
teaches fourth grade as a special education
teacher.
2011
Heather Marianne McTague
1065 Brennan Drive
Warminster, PA 18974
HMMcTague@gmail.com
Alexis Simmont Leonard: In
March 2020, she began working as
the executive director of the therapeutic
riding nonprofit Great and
Small, which serves people with
emotional, intellectual and physical
disabilities in Boyds, MD.
Melaina Macone: In March
2020, she joined Mondelez International
as the associate director of
lean Six Sigma and capabilities. She
moved to NYC with the company
and splits her time between NY and
LA.
Jordan McIntire McKenzie
married Mark McKenzie on Nov.
2, 2019, in Richmond, VA. Sarah
Melvin was one of the maids of honor.
Other SBC ladies that attended
the wedding were Keri Falk, Simone
Morris, Lauren Smith, Jenny
Young and Martha Schley Smith
’12. She is currently wrapping up her
second master’s in education leadership
from George Mason University.
Heather Marianne McTague:
In March 2020, she was tasked with
finding an online platform for her
adult eel school to use for teaching
and then put in charge of all online
teaching. She was looking forward to
teaching kids aged six through fourteen
how to code and create their
own video games during summer
camp for the second summer in a
row but will have to wait until next
summer because of the pandemic.
She is looking forward to teaching
her first non-credit class in flash fiction
at Temple University this fall.
Elizabeth “Ebie” Baker Starling
married Jason Starling on May
4, 2019. Amelia McDaniel ’94,
Virginia Edahl Molan ’10, Maggie
Balderston and Nell Malbon were
in attendance. Evie currently works
with Amelia at St. Mary’s Episcopal
Church in Richmond, where so
many amazing Sweet Briar women
are members.
Agnes Sabatt Working has been
an engineering consultant for the
pharmaceutical industry over the
past eight years which has been both
challenging and rewarding. She’s had
the opportunity to learn many new
skills as well as live in interesting
places such as Atlanta and currently
upstate NY. About four of those
years she’s worked at Merck and will
be starting another position, as a
business analyst/technical writer, in
June. She also just graduated with a
MS in entrepreneurship and emerging
industries from Syracuse University
in May.
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Carol Ferguson
978 Ravine Drive
Villa Hills, KY 41017
ferguson12@sbc.edu
Lucy Spangler, daughter of Greer
Gordon ’12, in her vixen pants
Greer Gordon was able to see
Lindsay Eneguess Paulette ’11 before
COVID exploded and Michigan
was quarantined. But her biggest
excitement came in the form of a
little red-headed Vixen who joined
the family in June. Louise “Lucy”
Spangler is fierce like a Sweet Briar
woman with the lung capacity of an
Earphone. Her grandma even got
her a set of Vixen pants, stating that
the key to indoctrination is to start
early! Congratulations, Greer!
Emily Jones Dent is now teaching
STEM lab to elementary students
and working on a master’s
degree from Florida Tech.
2013
Jackie Montero-Sharpe
4949 Shannon Rd
Kents Store, VA 23084
jackiemontero@gmail.com
Lindsay Davis Noble and family
welcomed 9 lb. 8oz Oliver Lindsay
Noble on April 15, 2020.
Yuliya Rigg Cormier, husband
Nathan and their pup, Vixen, recently
relocated to outside of Indianapolis.
Yuliya is still with Earlham
College Admissions but has transitioned
into the assistant director of
on-campus recruitment programs.
In Dec. 2019, Jenness Gough
graduated from the Alexander
Oliver Lindsay Noble, son of
Lindsay Davis Noble ’13
Briseño Leadership program as one
of 50 that got selected this year for
the six-month program. In Dec.,
she was selected to be a member of
Leadership San Antonio’s 45th class,
which will now be the longest class
ever and run into 2021. Finally, in
Jan. 2020, Jenness started her own
charcuterie and cheese board company
called Cheese & Honey!
Just after celebrating their twoyear
wedding anniversary, Paige
Tisher Carothers and her husband
welcomed their twin boys, Collier
Thomas and Knox William, to their
family on June 1, 2020.
2014
Elizabeth Kilgallin
1812 Fifth St. NW
Washington, DC 20001
kilgallin14@sbc.edu
Bethany Dearden recently started
a new job at Veeva Systems in
talent acquisition. They build enterprise
cloud software for the life
sciences, so she also gets to use her
biology degree.
Jacquie Oliver was engaged to
Luke Kohart in Nov. 2019. She
recently graduated from Eastern
Virginia Medical School’s physician
assistant program with Pi Alpha
honors and is working in general
and urgent care medicine in Virginia
Beach.
Elizabeth Kilgallin was engaged
to Andrew Harnik in May ’20. To
get through quarantine, they got a
puppy named Scout! She works as
a producer at the Markham Group
in Washington, DC, and during
COVID has been volunteering on
Project N95’s communications team.
Mary Earnhart has been with
the federal government for four years
in the office of contracting and procurement
for DHS/TSA. She got
her master’s in public policy from
George Mason. She is working with
Sarah Brazell ’12 to find/buy her
first place.
Kari Hamlet moved to Nashville
in 2017. She has purchased a house
and gotten a new job in spine surgery
medical device sales.
Olivia Smith has been living in
Austin, TX, since May 2019. She
has worked for a payroll/HR software
company, Justworks, for 2.5
years. She is switching to a product
management role and will be moving
back to NYC in 2021.
Kati Decker Wood married Dr.
Charles Garrett Wood in Feb. ’20
and they just purchased their second
veterinary practice in Charlottesville.
She has started her own consulting
business for small business owners
looking to improve their marketing
strategies.
Victoria Eisenmann got her
MAT at SBC and then moved to
rural SC to teach fourth grade for
two years. In 2017, she moved to
Atlanta on a leap of faith and has
been teaching special education at
a low-income school ever since. She
has become certified to teach gifted
students, mentor, coach, and support
new teachers, and is currently pursuing
a doctorate in special education
and should be writing her dissertation
this time next year!
Amanda Wager moved to Cleveland,
OH, after graduating and
worked at a nonprofit for a few years
before starting law school in 2017.
She graduated in May ’20 and is currently
studying for the Bar!
Adrianna LaCandia moved back
to Chicago and worked in the beverage
industry for almost four years.
She applied to work in her dream industry
which moved her to KY. She
was able to use her chemistry degree
in her past positions and is currently
a distillery supervisor at Wild
Turkey Distillery (be sure to let her
know when you’re visiting the bourbon
trail). In July ’20 she will close on
her first home.
Annie Imbrie moved to Seoul,
South Korea, after graduating to
teach English for two years. Next,
she was in Costa Rica to work for
the Peace Corps, and since then she’s
been living in Dublin, Ireland, where
she just received her master’s in international
business from University
College Dublin.
Katherine Clark Bishop married
Jeff Bishop in 2017. She would
also like to announce that since graduation,
she has gotten way more attractive.
Sloane Victor Bly married Jon
Bly in 2017. They welcomed their
son, Holden Tommy Bly, in 2020.
Megan Link Freeman married
Bobby Freeman in 2018. In 2020,
they welcomed their son, Robert
“Beau” Wayne Freeman III.
Courtney Selvage lives in Derry,
Northern Ireland, and will finish her
PhD at the University of Ulster in
2022. She received her MA in Celtic/medieval
studies from University
College Cork in 2016 and University
of Toronto in 2017. She has three
publications coming out late 2020/
early 2021, has started working on a
new Irish translation project and has
been an editor for an academic journal
since 2017.
Sabrina Marth Graybill got
married in Nov. 2019 and is completely
obsessed with being a stepmom.
She has been the director of
operations for a youth development
nonprofit for over two years. She
plans to begin law school in fall 2021
with the long-term goal of being a
defense lawyer, with a focus on criminal
appeals.
Alex Yerkes lived up the barn
manager life before going to Virginia
Tech and graduating in 2020 as a
veterinarian. She lives in MD and is
currently working exclusively with
horses at her dream job.
Emily Cochran has stayed local
to the Charlottesville area. For the
last two years she has worked as a
program director managing projects
for Fortune 500 clients at WillowTree,
a digital app agency. On
the weekends, when not hanging
out with her dog, Bailey, she enjoys
getting back in the saddle riding for a
local guide service company offering
horseback trail rides through vineyards.
Tyesha West started a new job
in Dec. 2019 as a validation analyst
with Boyd Caton Group, Inc.,
a woman-owned consulting firm
in Charlottesville. The job mostly
entails validating annual reports for
the Federal Transit Administration’s
National Transit Database. Some
of her favorite work projects have
been creating a glossary for the 2020
Policy Manual and helping create a
manual for the technical help desk.
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extra snuggles, she’s also spent quarantine
learning calligraphy, reading
and journaling.
Murphy Owen Blackwell married
Austin Blackwell in March of
2017. She teaches third grade in a
small private school in her hometown.
They welcomed their precious
baby boy, Owen, in Jan. 2018 and are
expecting a baby girl in Aug.! She is
finishing her master’s in education
from Liberty University.
Caroline Lacy attended The
College of William and Mary School
of Education and earned a MEd in
school counseling. She is currently
living in Mechanicsville, VA, and just
wrapped up year three of working as
a high school counselor. In May, she
became engaged to Sean Reddy.
Jodi Fritz moved to CA and
currently lives in Silicon Valley. She
is a project engagement manager for
TEKsystems, a technical services
company supporting Facebook.
She is also a fitness instructor and
teaches classes with Barre. She got
married last year in Cabo and while
she and her husband have no human
children yet, their Pug and Bernese
Mountain Dog are very much their
babies.
Catherine Freeman and fiancé,
Turner Whitworth, were set to get
married this June but, like many others,
had to postpone their wedding
due to coronavirus. They currently
live in Richmond with their three
(fur) children: cats, Bitty and Benjamin,
and rambunctious lab, Charlie.
After Sweet Briar, she graduated in
2017 from law school at W&L and
now practices corporate law in the
structured finance and securitization
group at Hunton Andrews Kurth
LLP. She spent her last year of law
school working in the Death Penalty
Clinic and liked it so much she decided
to continue helping indigent
defendants with wrongful conviction
claims (many of whom are on death
row or are serving life sentences)
through pro bono work with the
Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project.
Lambda Green says one of her
best decisions was to move to Puerto
Rico in 2016 after buying a house
there sight unseen! That sparked an
interest for DIY rehabbing and renovating
formally abandoned properties
on the island; there’s something
beautiful about taking a place that
nobody wanted and transforming it
into a commodity. She and her partner,
George, own two homes by the
beach in Puerto Rico and one property
in Mallorca, Spain, which they
both live in and rent as vacation rentals!
Apart from real estate endeavors,
she co-founded (with her partner)
an international education company
called Diversity Global. They
provide access to meaningful international
experiences for college/university
students, particularly those
who would not otherwise have the
opportunity, and students from under-represented
groups. They teach
and cultivate a variety of marketable
as well as practical skills and traits
through the international experience,
including (but not limited to): language
skills, financial literacy, confidence,
cross-cultural communication
and humility. The aim is to promote
a culture of global citizenship among
program participants, and to use
these experiences to encourage leadership
on the local, regional, national
and international level. Operating
across five continents, the work continues
to take them across the globe.
It’s been a labor of love that never
stops giving. Lambda says, “I never
saw myself doing anything that I’m
involved in now, but I couldn’t imagine
doing anything else.”
Nina R. Rezai graduated in Dec.
with a master’s in public administration
from ODU. She works for
Campbell County local government
in public works and recently started
a new role as the manager of economic
development. She has enjoyed
staying in this area since she grew up
here, and she also spends time volunteering
with the Junior League.
After graduating, Melanie Rinehart
got her Master of Library Science
with a specialization in archives
and rare books at Indiana University
Bloomington. In 2016, she started
her first job with New York Historical
Society as an assistant archivist
at their Time, Inc., Archive. In May
2019, after two and a half years at
NYHS, she moved to Philadelphia
to start her dream job as an archivist
at the American Philosophical Society,
which was founded by Benjamin
Franklin in 1743!
Becca Merves earned her certificate
from the NYU Summer
Publishing Institute and is currently
doing freelance work with a literary
agency. After living in NYC for five
years, she recently moved to southwest
FL, where she is enjoying new
adventures.
Olivia Hurt Herndon married
Hunter Herndon in 2016. They
have welcomed two sons, Hobson
and Baird.
2016
Julia Friend Eckstine
18642 Manor Church Rd.
Boonsboro, MD 21713
eckstine16@sbc.edu
Madeleine Coleman graduated
June 13, 2020, from Oregon State
University in Oregon Health and
Science University College of Pharmacy
with a Doctor of Pharmacy
degree. She has relocated to eastern
OR to work as a float pharmacist
for Safeway Pharmacy in Pendleton,
OR.
Megan Johnston is currently
employed by Virginia Tech Department
of Agriculture & Life Sciences.
She works with the family nutrition
program and is stationed in Charlottesville,
VA, where she delivers
nutrition education to low income
youth across the city. She is currently
working on a master’s program
in nutrition in hopes of becoming a
registered dietitian.
Emily Dallas started working
as an environmental scientist for an
environmental consulting firm in her
home state of New Jersey in Dec.
2018. She is also almost finished
converting a retired school bus into a
tiny home, and plans to live in it fulltime.
She hopes this will enable her
to fulfill her lifelong dream of living
literally anywhere except New Jersey.
Julia Eckstine is currently a
graduate student at Johns Hopkins
University in Baltimore, MD, where
she is completing a MS in clinical
mental health counseling. She is also
working at an inpatient psychiatric
hospital as a mental health associate
and hopes to continue working with
adolescent clients in the future as licensed
therapist. Since moving from
Lynchburg, VA, back to her home
state of MD in 2018, she has enjoyed
the opportunity to get back into riding
and showing horses again.
2017
Grace Culley
culleyge11@gmail.com
Megan Johnston ’16 (left)
and Jessica Lusby ’17 (right)
channeling their inner 90’s style for
a community photo contest
Shelby Macurak got married
Sept. 14, 2019, and graduated
from the University of Scranton
with master’s in healthcare
administration in Dec. 2019!
In all the craziness of this year,
Jennifer Johnson has been promoted
within the Florida Department of
Revenue, bought a new house, and
been accepted to the MBA program
at Florida State University! She is
looking forward to starting some
home projects and working on her
master’s degree later this year.
2018
Cassandra Fenton
1128 Hermitage Rd., Apt. 211
Richmond, VA 23220
fenton18@sbc.edu
Shelby Benny: “I am in my final
year of law school at the University
of Florida Levin College of Law, and
I am happy to be roommates once
more with Jessie Schuster ’17! Jessie
is also a third-year law student at UF,
and it’s been so wonderful to have a
fellow Vixen here in FL. When I am
not in class, you can find me teaching
hunter/jumper lessons and working
with a local sport horse breeding
program. After graduation, I plan to
work as a public defender and join
my partner in Jacksonville, FL, where
he works as a prosecutor.”
Emily Dodson: “Back in January,
I started a new job back at our
beloved alma mater in the alumnae
office. I am so thrilled to have moved
back to the Blue Ridge Mountains,
and I am living in Lynchburg with
my fiancé Miles Sadler (HSC ’17)
and our dog, Rupert. We have settled
into the new area by regularly
visiting the local farmer’s market and
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CLASS NOTES
Class of 1950
Lea Bennett – Alumnae Relations &
Development
PO Box 1057, Sweet Briar, VA 24595
lbennett@sbc.edu
Class of 1951
Lea Bennett – Alumnae Relations &
Development
PO Box 1057, Sweet Briar, VA 24595
lbennett@sbc.edu
Class of 1957
Carol McMurtry Fowler
carol@curnon.net
sbc.edu
Sweet Briar participants in the wedding of Emily Melson ’18. From left to right: Caroline Thomas ’19, Syrena
Falkengren ’18, Katie Hawk ’21, Emily Hawk Melson ’18, Emily Dodson ’18 and Courtney Barry ’18
enjoying the parks and our big backyard!
We cannot wait for our wedding
on Oct. 10 in Richmond, I am
sure it will be a joyous occasion with
lots of Vixen and Tiger spirit!”
Emily Hawk Melson: “I married
Sam Melson (HSC ’18) on June 27,
2020. I had several SBC alumnae
in my wedding including Caroline
Thomas ’19, Syrena Falkengren,
Katie Hawk ’21, Emily Dodson and
Courtney Barry.”
2019
Cecilia Mahan
508 S Boundary St.
Williamsburg, VA 23185
Mahan19@sbc.edu
Mikia Hundley works as a creative
content manager for Secure-
Give, a software company that provides
digital giving to churches and
nonprofits. She also nannies after
work as a side hustle to help pay off
her student loans. In her free time,
she loves trips to Chick-Fil- A, and
spoiling Cody Jo with belly rubs and
cuddles, as deserved.
Caroline Thomas relocated
three times with her company,
Sherwin Williams Automotive. She
started as a management trainee at
Sherwin and is now a branch manager
in Newport News, VA. She also
got engaged last Sept. and is hoping
to start planning the wedding soon!
Emma Rummel works for the
Kentucky Department of Juvenile
Justice in Louisville. She is purchasing
a condo at the end of Aug.!
Amelia Currin injured her back
and hip in a fall off of her horse and
is recovering and attending physical
therapy. She has put her other plans
on pause to recover!
Nicole Sabovik lives in Richmond
with her rescue, Mona. She
also took in an elderly abandoned
dog named Maple and gave her all
the love in her last days.
Chanel Friedrich worked as a
raft guide in NC, went to CO for the
winter and returned to being a raft
guide in NC after COVID-19 shut
down ski resorts.
Aoife Magner says she is “thrilled
to be working for Lilly Pulitzer as a
manager at their Washington, DC,
Georgetown location. Vixens are always
welcome!”
Emily Schlosberg started riding
professionally with Peg Seals at
Freedom Farm.
Jade Smith works as a teacher’s
assistant at an adult education center
in Lynchburg, VA. She is studying
for the GRE and hoping to apply to
business school in France for next
fall.
Ailish Rhoades works as the international
admissions counselor at
SBC and has started house hunting!
Brittany Bradshaw works in
guest services at TopGolf and is trying
different positions in different
areas of work to find where she fits
best!
Anne Meyer moved to CO in
Jan. 2020, where she works as an
imagery systems engineer for Maxar
Technologies, a major satellite imaging
company. She has also been actively
competing with her horse over
the summer in the Colorado Hunter
Jumper Association.
Sam Baker returned to CA after
graduating and works for Talbots
while figuring out her plans for graduate
school!
Maya White Wade got married
on July 6, 2020, and moved to the
DC area to pursue her law degree.
This spring she decided law is not for
her, and she is currently in the process
of applying to MPH Programs
so she can work in public health.
Heather Lakner currently lives
in Annapolis, MD, and transitioned
into a support role at Morgan Stanley’s
Mclean, VA, office. She recently
passed her FINRA Series 7 and 66
exams!
Olivia Byrd just finished her
time at the Consumer Technology
Association as the diversity initiatives
intern. She is currently looking
for her next position in the DMV
area.
I am starting my second year of
law school in the fall at William &
Mary, and I will be getting an MBA
there as well in the dual degree program.
Class of 1959
Lea Bennett – Alumnae Relations &
Development
PO Box 1057, Sweet Briar, VA 24595
lbennett@sbc.edu
Class of 1974
Bonnie Chronowski Brophy
b.c.brophy@comcast.net
Class of 1989
Emmy Leung
fan-han@prodigy.net
Class of 1991
Allene Doucette
allenedoucette@gmail.com
Class of 1992
Amy Peck Driscoll
apdriscoll@verizon.net
Class of 1994
Lenora Farrington
farringtonlenora@gmail.com
Class of 1997
Melanie Vracas
mevracas@comcast.net
Class of 2001
Meredith Taylor Eads
meredithk8eads@yahoo.com
Class of 2003
Nicole Crowder
swtnic@gmail.com
Class of 2015
Lea Gray
graylm27@gmail.com
Class of 2020
Jordan Sack
jordan.adams.sack@gmail.com
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HONOR ROLL OF DONORS
2019-2020 • JULY 1, 2019–JUNE 30, 2020
VISIONARY SOCIETY
The Visionary Society recognizes and honors
our largest donors with gifts in one year totaling
$1,000,000 or more.
Anonymous (2)
Schwab Charitable
MONUMENT SOCIETY
The Monument Society recognizes and honors
donors with gifts in one year totaling
$500,000–$999,999.
Anonymous (3)
Richard C. Colton, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Fitzpatrick III
(Kelley Manderson Fitzpatrick, ’85)
DELL SOCIETY
The Dell Society recognizes and honors donors with
gifts in one year totaling $100,000–$499,999.
Anonymous (2)
Blair C. Balmer
Alice Cary Farmer Brown ’59
Estate of Ruth Simpson Carrington ’21*
Anne Taylor Quarles Doolittle ’78
Fidelity Investment Charitable Gift Fund
Frances and John Morse Charitable Fund, a
donor advised fund of Fidelity Investment
Charitable Gift Fund
The Hadley and Marion Stuart Foundation
Winborne Leigh Hamlin ’58
Estate of Elizabeth Gurley Hewson ’46*
Martha C. Holland ’72
Holland-Iribe Family Foundation
Judith Haskell Brewer Fund of the Community
Foundation for a Greater Richmond
Keenan Colton Kelsey ’66
Catherine Lignelli
Cornelia Long Matson ’58
Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Mitchell
(Virginia Cates Mitchell ’63)
Frances Kirven Morse ’68
John Nau
William M. Passano, Jr. H’55
(Helen Addington Passano ’55*)
Kay Parham Picha ’70
Mr. and Mrs. Russell A. Muser
Estate of Elizabeth Pinkerton Scott ’36*
Nan M. Stuart ’75
Mildred Newman Thayer ’61
W. L. Lyons Brown, Jr. Charitable Foundation
Elizabeth C. Walbridge ’72
Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges
COLUMN SOCIETY
The Column Society recognizes and honors donors
with gifts in one year totaling $50,000–$99,999.
Anonymous
The Atticus Trust
Katherine W. Bienvenu Charitable Trust
(Estate of Katherine Washburn Bienvenu*)
Sarah Porter Boehmler ’65
Mrs. Caroline Casey Brandt ’49
Martin S. Brown*
Estate of Ernestine M. Chandler ’44*
Donna Pearson Josey Chapman ’64
Community Enterprises, Inc.
Heather Colson Ewing ’90
Sarah Mott Freeman ’76
Sarah Dabbs Fryer ’72
Allison Roberts Greene ’81
Mr. and Mrs. Fred B. Griffin
(Elizabeth Pearson Griffin ’62)
Estate of Dorothy Compton
Marks Herbruck ’51*
Kathryn Trogdon Hightower ’67
Estate of Esther Jett Holland ’43*
John and Sarah Freeman Foundation
Josey Foundation
Susan C. Kesey
Mary Scales Lawson ’70
The Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation
Harriet Wall Martin ’65
Virginia W. Milam
Cynthia Wilson Ottaway ’57
Patricia P. Pusey ’60
Letitia Sanders ’62
Claude Becker Wasserstein ’82
* Deceased
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FOUNTAIN SOCIETY
The Fountain Society recognizes and honors donors
with gifts in one year totaling $7,500–$49,999.
Anonymous (3)
Anonymous Member of the Class of 1978
Accutype Services, Inc.
Parry Ellice Adam ’62
The Al Stroobants Foundation
American Endowment Foundation
Sarah G. Babcock ’83
Barbara Gracey Backer ’71
Bama Rags Recordings, LLC
Ann Ritchey Baruch ’62
Mary Brush Bass ’62
Leslie Basten and David D. Basten
Charla Borchers-Leon ’81
Elinor Plowden Boyd ’74
Amy Gibbs Brown ’99
Eleanor Sledge Burke ’64
The Honorable and Mrs. William J. Cabaniss, Jr.
(Catherine Caldwell Cabaniss ’61)
David N. Carne (Barbara Hastings Carne ’69*)
Eugenie W. Carr ’68
Catherine and William J. Cabaniss Advised
Fund of the Community Foundation of
Greater Birmingham
Mr. and Mrs. F. Hudnall Christopher, Jr.
(Claire Cannon ’58)
Clara Weiss Fund
Nan Robertson Clarke ’73
Jeannette Singleton Cloyd ’75
Bonnie C. Cord ’66
Cord Charitable Foundation
Nancy Webb Corkery ’81
Melinda Treutle Courtland ’79
Jane Ellis Covington ’60
Lucy H. Coyle ’79
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Cross
(Anne Frothingham Cross ’66)
Estate of Lynne Smith Crow ’64*
Susan Andrews Cruess ’79
Laura L. Crum ’79
Betty Rae Sivalls Davis ’58
Mary DuBois
Mimi Galloway Duncan ’42
Jane R. Dure ’82
Putnam Mundy Ebinger ’70
Lucy Boyd Lemon Edmunds ’63
EOS Foundation
Fiduciary Charitable Foundation
Max G. Fink
Carol McMurtry Fowler ’57
Martha S. Fruehauf ’80
Caroline Chobot Garner ’54
Ann Gateley ’70
Susan Stephens Geyer ’74
Robert L. Gipson
Ann Winfree Gooch ’66
Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation
(Calvin and Virginia Cox Fund, James Gilliam
Conrad Fund, and Charles F. Stevens Fund)
Claire Dennison Griffith ’80 and
Luther T. Griffith
Mary Sutherland Gwinn ’65
Cassandra Streett Hamrick ’66
Mary Elizabeth Hannah ’62
Adelaide H. Hapala
Ashton Williams Harrison ’75
The Harrison Foundation
Karen J. Hartnett ’70
Eleanor Frank Hazard ’81
Katherine A. Hearn ’85
The Helen S. and Charles G. Patterson, Jr.
Charitable Foundation Trust
Katherine Powell Heller ’78
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Helm, Jr. ’66
Sandra G. Herring ’74
Katharine Pauley Hickok ’72
Kathy Jackson Howe ’78
Mr. and Mrs. Leverett Hubbard, Jr.
Rose Montgomery Johnston ’56
JRD Fund, a donor advised fund of Fidelity
Investment Charitable Gift Fund
Katherine J. and Harold R. Howe, Jr.
Donor Advised Fund of Foundation For
The Carolinas
Mary A. Kelley ’70
Jane Johnson Kent ’48
Kenton and Amy Brown Fund, a donor-advised
fund of The Winston-Salem Foundation
Susan Walton Klaveness ’76
Jo Ann Soderquist Kramer ’64
Estate of Elizabeth Mears Kurtz ’58*
Min Ho Kwaan ’60
Helen Murchison Lane ’46
Estate of Alice F. Laubach ’35*
Deirdre A. Leland ’68
Leonard G. Herring Family Foundation
Virginia Sheaff Liddel ’52
Lisa Wray Longino ’78 and George F. Longino III
Luther and Claire Griffith Foundation
Susan Jahn Mancini ’64
Marie G. Dennett Foundation
Mary E. Hannah Charitable Gift Fund of TIAA
Charitable Inc
Matthew & Genevieve Mezzanotte Foundation,
Bank of America, N.A., Trustee
Ashley Harper Matthews ’96 and Dave Matthews
McNair Currie Maxwell ’63
Tia Campbell McMillan ’66
Lynne Pottharst McMillan ’69
Rebecca Towill McNair ’60
Margot Saur Meyer ’60
Makanah Dunham Morriss ’66
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Helm, Jr. Fund at the
Community Foundation of Louisville
Susan Lykes Mueller ’70
Gillian Munson
Munson White Family Fund, a donor advised
fund of Fidelity Investment Charitable
Gift Fund
June Speight Myers ’87
NCAA
Jane W. Nelson ’66
Norfolk Southern Foundation
Michelle L. O’Neill ’85
Joanne Holbrook Patton ’52
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley F. Pauley
The Pauley Family Foundation
Kathleen Garcia Pegues ’71
Perkins-Prothro Foundation
Charlotte Prothro Philbin ’95
Estate of Virginia Noyes Pillsbury ’44*
The Quarterdeck Foundation
Louise Weston Rainey ’74
Ann Wesley Ramsey ’75
Estate of Ann F. Rawley* and James Rawley*
Diana D. Robin ’57
The Rose Montgomery Johnston
Family Foundation
Mason Bennett Rummel ’83
Betty Rau Santandrea ’70
Mr. and Mrs. Whitney G. Saunders
(Ellen Harrison Saunders ’75)
Sweet Briar College Alumnae Club of Atlanta
Frances Dornette Schafer ’70
Marshall Metcalf Seymour ’64
Jane Reeb Short ’74
The Sledge Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Smiley
Sarah Anderson Stanton ’89
Leslie Corrado Stillwagon ’88
Christina A. Svoboda ’84
Marianne Oliveri Svoboda ’60
Katherine Upchurch Takvorian ’72
TIAA Charitable Inc
Tianaderrah Foundation
Jane (Kitchie) Roseberry Tolleson ’52*
Gail Rothrock Trozzo ’64
Mary Murray Trussell ’55
U.S. Department of Agriculture
sbc.edu
* Deceased
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Georgene M. Vairo ’72
Anne Hinshaw Vanderweil ’68
Vanguard Charitable
Jane Tatman Walker ’60
Marion F. Walker ’72
Judith Atkins Wall ’61*
Betty Byrne Gill Ware ’55
Still Waters Fund, a donor advised fund of
Fidelity Investment Charitable Gift Fund
Gwendolyn Weiner ’62
Betty S. Weiss
Hedi Haug White ’64
Thomas E. White
Florence Barclay Winston ’57
Meredith Woo
Woodland Foundation
Cecilia Kirby Wraase ’74
Wraase Family Foundation of Greater
Washington Community Foundation
Susan Snodgrass Wynne ’72
Wynne Family Fund of Hampton Roads
Community Foundation
Suzanne Weaver Zimmer ’85
BOXWOOD CIRCLE SOCIETY
The Boxwood Circle Society, Sweet Briar’s oldest gift
society, recognizes and honors donors with gifts in
one year totaling $2,500–$7,499.
Anonymous (3)
Katherine Cann Akers ’73
Leslie Carson Albizzatti ’90
Margaret Ryan Ale ’76
American Psychological Foundation (APF)
C’Anne Anderson ’68
Harriette Hodges Andrews ’53
Susan Spurrell Andrews ’91
The Argo Foundation
Sally Twedell Bagley ’67
Brenda Muhlinghaus Barger ’65
Rebecca Carter Barger ’81
Victoria Bates ’74
Jane Roulston Beaver ’62
Colleen Bradley Bell ’89
Ruth Marshall Bell ’67
Cynthia A. Beller ’04
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew C. Benjamin
Heidi A. Benson ’05
Kristin Farris Bergquist ’03
Drusilla Hall Bishop ’78
Clare Newman Blanchard ’60
Bob and Holly Ulrich Fund of the Community
Foundation for a Greater Richmond
Claire Borrelli
Martha L. Boudreau ’79
Nancy Fleshman Bowles ’62
Elizabeth Rodgers Boyd ’84
Mary Jane Hipp Brock ’70
Antoinette Christian Brown ’78
Mary Lanman Brown ’50
The Bruce Ford Brown Memorial Trust
Margaret Price Bruno ’83
Anne Cogswell Burris ’75
Ethel Ogden Burwell ’58
Carla Pellegrino Cabot ’84
W. D. Campbell Insurance
Suzanne Jones Cansler ’63
Georgia Graham Carroll ’66
Carter-Barger Family Fund of the Community
Foundation of Gaston County, Inc.
Elizabeth Dickson Frenzel Casalini ’82
Latta Chapman
Charles Jago Elder Foundation, Inc.
Charles W. and Kristin A. Swain Fund, a donor
advised fund of Fidelity Investment Charitable
Gift Fund
Heather L. C. Aspinwall Chiles ’95
Christopher Fund, a donor-advised fund of The
Winston-Salem Foundation
Glenys Dyer Church ’73
ClearIt, LLC
Sarah Preston Clement ’75
Heather Tully Click ’70
The Coca-Cola Company
Colleen & Bradley Bell Charitable Fund, a
donor-advised fund of Morgan Stanley Global
Impact Funding Trust, Inc.
Virginia Upchurch Collier ’72
The Comegys Bight Charitable Foundation
Commonwealth of Virginia, Dept of Forestry
Courtney Willard Conger ’53
Deirdre S. Conley ’72
Christine Strous Conner ’63
Barbara Bush Cooper ’81
Ann Kiley Crenshaw ’76
Cullen Crispen
Nannette McBurney Crowdus ’57
Thomas I. Crowell (Mary Wheat Crowell ’42*)
Jane McKenzie Davis ’03
Christine Witcover Dean ’68
Janet Myers Deans ’77
Direxa Dick Dearie ’67
Virginia S. deBuys ’64
Lisa E. Diard
Anne Kinsey Dinan ’68
Alice Warner Donaghy ’62
The Dorothy Kopmeier Vallier Foundation
Diana Muldaur Dozier ’60
Dr. Margaret Norris, UBS Donor-Advised Fund,
administered by National Philanthropic Trust
Renee Dupre Dugan ’00
Cathleen Brooke Dunkle ’85
Celia Williams Dunn ’61
Virginia Jago Elder ’53*
Martha Meehan Elgar ’67
Helen Scribner Euston ’65
Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Fallon
(Patricia Dolph Fallon ’84)
Patricia Dolph Fallon ’84
Mary Fleming Willis Finlay ’66
Anne Riordan Flaherty ’78
Judith Brown Fletcher ’71
Cathy Patton Foose ’78
Foundation For The Carolinas
Gale Rogers Fortebuono ’64
Four G’s Charitable Trust
Mary Carter Frackelton ’72
Mary Frank
Jane Hutcherson Frierson ’74
Natalie Roberts Funk ’66
Heather MacLeod Gale ’75
Virginia Del Greco Galgano ’64
Michele A. Gargano ’88
Eileen P. Gebrian ’72
Louise Jones Geddes ’84
Katherine A. Gibson ’83
Mary Ware Gibson ’83
Mark W. Gilkey
The Glenridge Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Ann Martin Gonya ’85
Wayne Stokes Goodall ’48
Jane H. Goodridge ’63
Mary Pederson Grum ’65
Mary Elmore Harrell ’64
Elizabeth Trueheart Harris ’49
Laurel Lea Harvey ’90
Beverley Crispin Heffernan ’75
Jacqueline Geets Henry ’92
The Henry Foundation
Henry Laird Smith Foundation
Anne Day Herrmann ’64
Jessica M. Hiveley ’97
Renate Weickert Hixon ’60
Linda Schwaab Hodges ’65
Janet Storey Honick ’73
Lesley Bissell Hoopes ’68
Ashby Clark Hopkins ’85
Dr. and Mrs. Philip D. Houck
Jing Wang Huang ’68
Mary Pope M. Hutson ’83
Carol Dickson Jahnke ’86
* Deceased
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James Lennane Fund 2 of the Sacramento Region
Community Foundation
Jane Feltus Welch Fund at the Community
Foundation of Louisville
Elizabeth Washabaugh Jarvis ’75
John S. and Katharine W. Orton Fund, a donor
advised fund of Fidelity Investment Charitable
Gift Fund
Grace Butler Johnson ’66
Ann Thrash Jones ’78
Phyllis Watt Jordan ’80
Keeley Sullivan Jurgovan ’92
Janet Hutchison Karpowicz ’70
Jean Felty Kenny ’53
Margaret Waters Keriakos ’67
Bonnie Kestner
Kevin & Anne Flaherty Family Fund at
H. Community Foundation of North Central
Wisconsin
Younghee Kim-Wait
Sally Old Kitchin ’76
Ann Stuart McKie Kling ’74
The Kling Family Fund
Brooke Patterson Koehler ’65
Shapleigh Donnelly LaPointe ’86
Mary Anne Van Dervoort Large ’57
Latta Chapman donor-advised fund of Morgan
Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust, Inc.
Ann Tremain Lee ’69
Debra A. Lee ’90
Ava Lennane
Linda P. Maggard, L.P. Maggard Foundation
Marcia Pace Lindstrom ’66
Nan Dabbs Loftin ’81
Love Wins, a donor advised fund of Fidelity
Investment Charitable Gift Fund
Susan Posey Ludeman ’80
Margot Mabie
Mary Rhoda Mabry ’80
Linda Poole Maggard ’75
Mr. and Mrs. Mark M. Magruder
(Ella Hanson Magruder ’75)
Helene Bauer Magruder ’57
Blanchette Chappell Maier ’73
Karen L. Malmquist ’90
Anne Baldwin Mann ’78
Mary F. Miller, a donor advised fund of Fidelity
Investment Charitable Gift Fund
Mary Lane and John K. Sullivan Charitable Fund
of Vanguard Charitable
Antonia Bredin Massie ’77
Matchstick Charitable Fund, a donor advised
fund of Fidelity Investment Charitable
Gift Fund
Andrew S. McAllister
Margaret Graves McClung ’53
Gardner V. McCormick
(Pamela Drake McCormick ’72*)
Estate of Martha Hoffman McCoy ’44*
Mary Lee McDonald ’65
The MCF Charitable Fund at Schwab Charitable
Harriet Kendrick Pascoe McFadden ’82
McFadden Family Fund of the Community
Foundation of Greater Birmingham
Karen Jaffa Mc Goldrick ’79
James M. McKinnon
Marjorie Rebentisch McLemore ’70
Dorothy Woods McLeod ’58
Anne Milbank Mell ’71
Mary Fitzhugh Miller ’64
Sue Lawton Mobley ’55
Morgan Stanley GIFT
Betty Booker Morriss ’66
Elisabeth Muhlenfeld, President Emerita
Estate of Helen Turner Murphy ’56*
Kathleen Bailey Nager ’53
National Philanthropic Trust
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Mary Burwell Nesbit ’56
Newcastle Foundation
Margaret deLashmutt Newlyn ’62
Linda Sims Newmark ’60
Mr. and Mrs. Kent Newmark
(Pat Winton Newmark ’69)
Lindsay Smith Newsom ’67
Ju-Ren Ngiam ’14
Margaret Swann Norris ’45
The Northrop Grumman Foundation
Lamar Ellis Oglesby ’54
Gail Robins O’Quin ’67
Katharine Wilson Orton ’75
Carol Barnard Ottenberg ’60
sbc.edu
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Kathryn Taylor Paine ’99
Margaret Weimer Parrish ’76
Mollie Archer Payne ’58
Deborah Haslam Peniston ’66
PepsiCo Foundation
Greta Barksdale Brown Peters ’66
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Pierce, Jr.
Jeannette N. Pillsbury ’72
Susan Dern Plank ’73
Andria Calhoun Plonka ’67
Florence A. Powell ’80
Anne D. Purinton ’70
Leslie Armstrong Ramsey ’72
Renaissance Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Carol Reifsnyder Rhoads ’65
The Richard Foundation
Olga N. Rigg ’04 and David L. Rigg
Lynne Riley-Coleman ’64
Mary Cosby Rinehart ’61
Norma Neblett Roadcap ’76
Sarah Archibald Roberts ’83
Stacey J. Rogers
Lynn Kahler Shirey ’76
Rouse-Bottom Foundation
Elizabeth Beltz Rowe ’48
Traylor Rucker ’65
Sallie F. Scarborough ’75
Katherine A. Schlech ’70
Marylew Redd Schmieg ’83
Mr. and Mrs. Parker Selbert
Jane Russo Sheehan ’52
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sherman
(R. Anne Pankoski Sherman ’96)
Anne Ross Shipe ’75
Hannah J. Silva ’05
Courtney Arnott Silverthorn ’03
Amy A. Simmons ’86
Jana Portman Simmons ’82
Sarah Garrison Skidmore ’56
Elizabeth Gallo Skladal ’58
Susan Hendricks Slayman ’60
Ellen S. Smith ’87
Holly L. Smith ’72
Martha Schley Kemp Smith ’12
Wendy Weiss Smith ’71
Erin E. Sobotta ’99
Soren, LLC
Southwestern Energy
Ava L. Spanier ’86
Anne Stanley ’64
Renata Sterling ’73
Katherine Haskell Subramanian ’63
Kay Pierce Sugarbaker ’93
Mary Lane Bryan Sullivan ’58
Meredith Thompson Sullivan ’74
Virginia Wood Susi ’04
Grace E. Suttle ’60
Kristin Amylon Swain ’74
Penelope S. Tadler ’91
Margaret Cromwell Taliaferro ’49
Ann B. Tedards ’70
MarySue Morrison Thomas ’72
Eleanor St. Clair Thorp ’58
Virginia Hudson Toone ’53
Christine Corcoran Trauth ’85
Twin Myrtle Corporation
Holly Silsand Ulrich ’81
Margaret West Valentine ’55
Norma Stieh Bulls Valentine ’93
Katherine Kummer Varughese ’03
Vincent S. and Nancy P. Jones Advised Fund 1 at
the Rochester Area Community Foundation
Sarah P. vonRosenberg ’72
Wendy Igleheart Walker ’78
Anne English Wardwell ’65
Jane Oxner Waring ’58
Margaret Smith Warner ’58
Katharine McCardell Webb ’70
Pamela S. Weekes ’83
Wendy Weiler ’71
Ellen L. Weinberg ’87
Jane Feltus Welch ’55
Wells Fargo & Co
Pamela Hellmuth Wiegandt ’64
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Wilcoxson
Elizabeth Harley Willett ’84
Elizabeth Plunkett Williams ’48
Lois Peterson Wilson ’26*
Ariana Jones Wittke ’46
Johanna Yaple Wolski ’70
Diane Duffield Wood ’57
Dana Dewey Woody ’58
OAK SOCIETY
The Oak Society recognizes and honors donors with
gifts in one year totaling $1,000–$2,499.
Anonymous (2)
Ramona K. Akins ’77
Cecilia C. Albert ’72
Heather Pirnie Albert ’82
AmazonSmile Foundation
American Online Giving Foundation-Benevity
Elizabeth Edwards Anderson ’70
Judith B. Anderson
Kelley Dize Anderson ’99
Lucy Otis Anderson ’63
The Ann and Frank Cahouet Foundation
Florence Pye Apy ’53
Victoria L. Archer ’81
Pamela Henery Arey ’71
Sallie Bernard Armstrong ’76
Jan Huguenin Assmus ’69
The Atlantic Services Group Charitable Trust
Ashley Randle Averell ’75
A. Hopie Carter Avery ’94
Russell Bailey and Anne Lowrey
Irving W. Bailey II
Benjamin S. Baker (Susanne Nifong Baker ’97*)
Katherine Barrett Baker ’83
Dr. and Mrs. Paul S. Baker
Dorothy Tobin Baldwin ’44
Mary Fran Brown Ballard ’49
Dorothy A. Bannish ’55
Katherine Fons Barkley ’87
Nella Gray Barkley ’55
Florence Rowe Barnick ’80
Marianne Muse Beard ’60
Carol S. Bebb ’74
Brandi Beck ’90
Amanda M. Beller ’08
Sophie MacKenzie Belouet ’68
Mary Jane Berry ’73
Claudia K. Berryhill ’72
The Betty Bentsen Winn Foundation
Theresa Birch-Beard ’85
Barbara Blair
D. DeAnne Blanton ’85
Ann Young Bloom ’59
BNY Mellon Charitable Gift Fund
Suzanne Edinger Boas ’68
Diane Dunaway Boles ’82
Mary Morris Gamble Booth ’50
Barbara Sampson Borsch ’59
Mary Blair Both ’65
Desiree M. Bouchat ’83
Christine Davis Boulware ’77
Lee Carollo Boyes ’78
Eleanor Boylston and Benjamin C. Boylston
Boylston Family Fund of Coastal Community
Foundation of SC
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Bradford
Anne S. Briber ’69
Beatrice Totten Britton ’65
Mary-Dame Stubbs Broad ’50
H. Virgina Pennel Brooks ’66
Harold G. Brown
Laura Lee Brown ’63
Mary Jo Biscardi Brown ’86
Rosamond Sample Brown ’64
Shirley Poulson Broyles ’54
Helen Bauer Bruckmann ’78
Jean C. von Schrader Bryan ’82
* Deceased
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DONOR HONOR ROLL
Heather Shettle Buerger ’88
Susan Heitmiller Busch ’78
Mary M. Buxton ’73
Jean Shaw Byrne ’65
C H Herbert Fund of Vanguard Charitable
Margaret Wadman Cafasso ’61
Ann Walsh Cahouet ’54
Craig J. Cain
Eugenia Dickey Caldwell ’65
Rushton Haskell Callaghan ’86
Helen S. Camblos ’70
L. Clay Camp, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Campbell
Jodi and Gary Canfield
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Cantfil
Christie Cardon ’96
Estate of Mary Cooke Carle ’59*
Martha Baum Carlton ’62
Rew Price Carne ’59
Victoria White Carpenter ’72
Catherine Lanter Carrick ’96
Carrie S. Camp Foundation, Inc.
Mary Leigh Woltz Carrison ’70
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Carroll
Sigrid Zirkle Carroll ’93
Susan McGettigan Carroll ’77
Elizabeth Stanly Cates ’63
Elizabeth Brewer Caughman ’70
Kiera M. Cavalleri ’15
Bettye Thomas Chambers ’62
Charles L. and Carter D. McDowell Charitable
Fund of the Community Foundation for a
Greater Richmond
Lee Anne MacKenzie Chaskes ’83
Cynthia Manning Chatham ’75
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Chatt II
Elizabeth Howie Christian ’89
Ingrid A. Christner ’79
Barbara Little Chuko ’64
Ginger Ryon Church ’85
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce E. Clark
Kirkland Tucker Clarkson ’53
Clifton Foundation, Inc.
Margina Dunlap Cogswell ’67
Alexandra Carpenter Cole ’58
Kelly Collins Lear ’96
The Community Foundation of Western
Carolina, Inc.
Barbara Tragakis Conner ’85
Elisabeth Ward Connors ’80
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Connor
( Jocelyn Palmer Connors ’62)
Connors Family Fund at the Greater Lynchburg
Community Foundation
Tara L. Conte ’03
Anne Peyton Cooper ’50
Martha Tisdale Cordell ’82
The Covington Family Fund of the Community
Foundation for a Greater Richmond
Mary Cowell Sharpe ’79
Heather Swenberg Craft ’93
Craig and Emily Wall Family Foundation
Paula Wirtzman Craighill ’63
Molly Rogers Cramer ’81
Margaret A. Craw ’72
Cutler Bellows Crockard ’72
Susan Bronson Croft ’64
Faith Rahmer Croker ’54
The Cromarty Foundation, Inc.
Katherine N. Crowder ’03
Jaquelin Ambler Cusick ’57
Susan Holbrook Daly ’70
Charlene La Fleur Damp ’98
Lisa Buckingham Darr ’95
Elise Wachenfeld dePapp ’55
Patrick H. Dessart
Emily Pitts Dixon ’71
Dianne Hayes Doss ’93
Dr. and Mrs. Marc Carpenter Fund, a donor
advised fund of Fidelity Investment Charitable
Gift Fund
Kathleen Walsh Drake ’72
The Drake Family Fund at the National
Philanthropic Trust
Margaret McClellan Driscoll ’92
Jane Yoe Duggan ’53
Dunlap Cogswell Foundation
Dunlap Williamson Youmans Fund of the
Community Foundation of Central
Georgia, Inc.
Helen C. Dunn ’64
Lynne Manov Echols ’71
Patricia Thornhill Edwards ’66
Elise W. dePapp, M.D. Fund, a donor advised
fund of Fidelity Investment Charitable
Gift Fund
Debra A. Elkins ’93
Ellen Mitchell Redd Foundation
Jacqueline Littell Ellis ’58
Elaine Jenks Emerson ’68
Michela A. English ’71
Kimberly Bramley Estep ’94
Carol Brewer Evans ’75
Marianne C. Fahs ’71
Lenora L. Farrington ’94
Mr. and Mrs. Rodger W. Fauber
(Ann Sims Fauber ’64)
Kimberly Harden Fella ’00
Sarah Kalber Fiedler ’66
Elizabeth Potts Fisher ’75
Libby Harvey FitzGerald ’68
Janna Staley Fitzgerald ’61
Margaret Handly Fitzgerald ’67
Catherine M. Flaherty ’80
Jeanne Brassel Ford ’68
Heather Beck Frank ’85
Frank and Mary Roach Fund of the Community
Foundation for a Greater Richmond
Daun Thomas Frankland ’74
The Frances Smith Charitable Fund at
Schwab Charitable
Page E. Franson ’87
Mrs. Eric G. Friberg
Kelleigh Klym Friesen ’90
Kimberly Wood Fuller ’80
Gail Sims Furniss ’64
Elizabeth Moore Gardner ’58
Nancy Corson Gibbes ’60
Janet Nelson Gibson ’72
Mr. and Mrs. George Thomas Gillies
Marion P. Girard ’69
Jane Piper Gleason ’74
Gail N. Glifort ’86
Mr. and Mrs. Victor R. Gold, Jr.
Nancy L. Golden ’81
Barbara Paulson Goodbarn ’83
Robert Goodlatte
Elizabeth Williams Gookin ’44
Valerie Gordon-Johnson ’74
Margaret Laurent Gordy ’78
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Gorman
Michelle Lennane Gorman ’89
Patricia Roby Gotfredson ’84
Patricia Paterson Graham ’79
Lendon F. Gray ’71
Patricia Barnett Greenberg ’74
John Grigsby
Dr. Kenneth D. Grimm
Ann Morton Young Habliston ’82
K. Ellen Hagan ’81
Jane Eastin Hager ’67
Barbara M. Hale ’60
Alison S. Hall ’97
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Hall
Metta Streit Halla ’55
Mary Hapala
The Harbor Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. L. Parker Harrell, Jr.
(Adele Vogel Harrell ’62)
Lynn Prior Harrington ’58
Harrell Charitable Gift Fund, a donor
advised fund of Fidelity Investment
Charitable Gift Fund
sbc.edu
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Kathryn H. Harris ’70
Caroline Camp Harrison ’07
Deborah R. Harvey ’82
Connie G. Haskell ’70
Barbara Cain Hegarty ’73
Achsah Easter Henderson ’50
Kathryn Barnes Hendricks ’70
Charlotte Hoskins Herbert ’67
Fred D. Herring (Helen Chapman Herring ’61*)
Hannah E. Hesser ’10
Anne Willis Hetlage ’56
Thomas Lee Higginson, Jr.
Elizabeth Simpson Hilberts ’81
Susan Sudduth Hiller ’66
Mr. and Mrs. Emory M. Hodges
Margaret Millender Holmes ’63
Emily Moravec Holt ’70
Nancy Lea Houghton ’74
Howe Foundation, Inc.
Wanda Cronic Howell ’74
Mary Jane Schroder Oliver Hubbard ’62
Ann Frasher Hudson ’57
Hallam Hurt ’67
Lauren MacMannis Huyett ’79
Huyett Family Charitable Fund, a donor-advised
fund at BNY Mellon Charitable Gift Fund
Irving W. & Catherine T. Bailey II. Fund at the
Community Foundation of Louisville
Jack & Moira Lawrence Charitable Fund, a donor
advised fund of Fidelity Investment Charitable
Gift Fund
Ann Biggs Jackson ’68
The Jan and Gert Assmus Giving Fund of TIAA
Charitable Inc
Elizabeth V. Jensen ’08
Jill Moses Kohlmannn/Jennifer Bach Rosen Fund
at the Greater New Orleans Foundation
JMD Donor Advsied Fund of Foundation For
The Carolinas
John and Mary Camp Foundation
Karole Boggs Johns ’86
Molly K. Johnson ’82
Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Johnstone, Jr.
Deborah H. Jones ’84
Dona Van Arsdale Jones ’64
Mary Sexton Jones ’53
Ruina Wallace Judd ’61
Ellen Nichols Jump ’60
Neal Kassell
Hilary Carlson Katerberg ’96
Patricia Swinney Kaufman ’70
Pamela Ford Kelley ’67
Frances Barnes Kennamer ’71
Carolyn Pyle Kennedy ’98
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Kientz III
Virginia Lynch Kiseljack ’84
Leanne Weber Kreis ’85
Amy J. Kroeger ’90
Carol A. Kroese ’74
Priscilla Blackstock Kurz ’67
Pembroke Herbert Kyle ’68
Muriel Wikswo Lambert ’66
Amy Campbell Lamphere ’80
Catharine King Laufer ’96
Mary E. LaVigne ’82
Blair Walker Lawrence ’68
Moira Erickson Lawrence ’80
Dorothy Moore Lawson ’59
Harriet Harrison Leavell ’81
Elizabeth M. Lee
Virginia Bennett Leeds ’88
Ann Crowell Lemmon ’60
Ann Colston Leonard ’47
Diane M. Leslie ’73
Colleen Kuebel Lewis ’84
Marian Li ’68
Lindsay Smith Newsom Family Fund of Triangle
Community Foundation
Mr. Douglas G. Lindsey
(Sara McMullen Lindsey ’47*)
Douglas G. Lindsey Giving Account, a donor
advised fund of Fidelity Investment Charitable
Gift Fund
Susan Anthony Lineberry ’79
Miriam Wyse Linsky ’50
Brooke A. Linville ’04
Elizabeth Johnston Lipscomb ’59
Linda Lipscomb ’73
Suzanne Petrie Liscouski ’91
Suzanne M. Little ’68
Whitney Bolt Loeber ’88
Cheryl Harris Lofland ’79
Edna-Ann Osmanski Loftus ’72
Martha Watson Lombardy ’82
Carroll C. Long ’67
Ann Turnbull Lowry ’59
Stacy Ludington ’12
Stacy Zackowski Lukanuski ’85
Margaret Cook Lunt ’60
Cheryl Lux ’76
Jennifer Swisher Lynes ’97
Emily Crom Lyons
Mr. and Mrs. John A. MacKinnon
Meta Bond Magevney ’63
Sarah Mahan
Mariah Smith Malik ’86
Fannie Zollicoffer Mallonee ’80
Anne Williams Manchester ’55
Marian Li Charitable Fund at Schwab Charitable
Margaret A. Craw Fund, a donor advised fund of
Fidelity Investment Charitable Gift Fund
Laura Gredys Martin ’90
Eleanor Gilmore Massie ’66
Fionna J. Matheson ’98
Barbara Offutt Mathieson ’70
Mathieson Giving Fund, a donor advised fund of
Fidelity Investment Charitable Gift Fund
Louise Jenkins Maybank ’60
Gay Reddig Mayl ’55
Emily Dick McAlister ’78
Anne Stupp McAlpin ’68
Allison Jennings McCance ’64
Amy Thompson McCandless ’68
Harriotte Dodson McDannald ’65
Carter Donnan McDowell ’57
Margaret Hoy McFadden ’72
Margaret S. McFaddin ’75
Sarah Dean McGill ’66
Cynthia A. McKay ’78
Sherrie Snead McLeRoy ’74
Elizabeth D. McMullen ’68
Carson Freemon Meinen ’80
Virginia Borah Meislahn ’62
Susan Somerville Menson ’68
Carolyn Foster Meredith ’61
Jarrett Dudley Millard ’70
Carol Vontz Miller ’68
Warren Moore Miller ’72
Elaine L. Mills ’74
Katharine Crommelin Milton ’62
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Modzelewski
Amy Andrews Monahan ’80
Denise L. Montgomery ’75
Dorothy Lear Mooney ’78
Jane D. Mooney ’77
Cecilia A. Moore ’88
Kara D’Ambra Dickey Moore ’95
Megan L. Morgan ’76
Morgan Stanley Foundation
Katharine Fisher Morland ’71
Carter Heyward Morris ’73
Christina Babcock Morris ’86
Vaughan Inge Morrissette ’54
Lisa Harvey Morton ’67
Miriam Molander Moss ’62
Mr. Alan F. Rothschild, Jr. through The Fort
Trustee Fund, CFCV
Catharine Adams Murphy ’72
Christina Hoefer Myers ’75
Nancie H. Entenmann Fund of the Greater
Toledo Community Foundation
* Deceased
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DONOR HONOR ROLL
Nancy Spencer Advised Fund, a donor-advised
fund of The Winston-Salem Foundation
Mary Johnson Nelson ’64
Mellie Hickey Nelson ’67
Network For Good
Jan Armstrong Neuenschwander ’57
Carol D. Newman ’71
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Newman, Jr.
Barbara Ashton Nicol ’74
Kimberly Knox Norman ’85
Valerie Norris and Joel Green
Norris-Green Charitable Fund at
Schwab Charitable
North Texas Community Foundation
Margaret MacKenzie Nowacki ’63
Beth Slayman Nubbe ’84
Julie Brooks Nyquist ’90
Grace Mary Garry Oates ’64
Brittany Carlton O’Bannon ’08
Janice P. O’Donnell ’75
Barbara Falge Openshaw ’57
Orange Tree Foundation
Susan C. O’Toole ’73
Elizabeth Farmer Owen ’62
Wilma L. Packard ’70
Anna Chao Pai ’57
The Pam and Pat Arey Charitable Gift Fund of the
T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving
Clifton W. Pannell
Mary Owens Parkinson ’61
Dr. Lynn Pasquerella
Sarah B. Patterson ’01
Phoebe Brunner Peacock ’68
Peggy Taliaferro Fund of the Baltimore
Community Foundation
Elaine Newton Peters ’57
Almena Hill Pettit ’69
Pettit Family Community Fund of the
Community Foundation of North Florida
Bonnie Blew Pierie ’67
Claudia Forman Pleasants ’70
Pleasants Family Fund of Foundation For
The Carolinas
Elizabeth Dykes Pope ’83
Catherine Tift Porter ’44
M. Anne Powell ’88
Marsha Decker Powers ’75
Barbara Mendelssohn Price ’78
Prudential Foundation
Gail Anderson Ramey ’64
Milbrey Sebring Raney ’65
Josephine England Redd ’64
Bettie Katherine Arnold Reed ’64
Diane McCabe Reid ’70
Lucy B. Ricardo
Rinehart Family Charitable Fund at
Schwab Charitable
Mary Reid Roach ’74
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Nancie Howe Entenmann Roberts ’56
Raina S. Robeva
Lee Carroll Roebuck ’87
Virginia Luscombe Rogers ’50
Deborah Warren Rommel ’70
Jennifer Bach Rosen ’88
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Rossi
Katharine M. Roth ’88
Jewett Winn Rothschild ’83
Jill Steenhuis Ruffato ’80
Adelaide M. Russo ’68
Helen Jenkins Ryan ’68
Margaret Christian Ryan ’74
Christie Calder Salomon ’64
Estate of Candace Greene Satterfield ’46*
Catherine Scheer ’04
Anne Parker Schmalz ’62
Elizabeth Kopper Schollaert ’64
Prudence Sandifer Scott ’59
Katherine Caola Seiler ’07
Mary Lou Morton Seilheimer ’63
Seilheimer Foundation
Elizabeth Hutchins Sharland ’61
Kari Andersen Shipley ’76
Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Shuford, Jr.
Martha Bickham Singleton ’71
Jennifer Slade Belovsky ’71
Alix Sommer Smith ’71
Frances Street Smith ’52
Peggy Arduser Smith ’58
Elizabeth Shelton Smolens ’75
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis S. Soliwoda
Jane Hamill Sommer ’65
Mr. and Mrs. Finis H. Southworth
Cynthia Hubard Spangler ’63
Nancy Salisbury Spencer ’56
Katharine Osborne Spirtes ’75
Amanda Birge Spivey ’61
Starfish Charitable Foundation
Starke Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Steele, Jr.
Melanie Bowen Steglich ’78
Mr. and Mrs. Brad Steinle
Margaret Jones Steuart ’54
Lisa Claypool Stevenson ’89
Mary Page Stewart ’78
Stillfield Fund I at the Charlottesville Area
Community Foundation
Gracey Stoddard ’67
Elizabeth Smith Stone ’58
Phillip C. Stone
Jesse Durham Strauss ’96
Lynn Gullett Strazzini ’67
Stupp Bros Bridge-Iron Co.
Susan T. and Eric G. Friberg Fund of Coastal
Community Foundation of SC
Carey Cleveland Swan ’70
Martha Madden Swanson ’66
Mary Taylor Swing ’58
Anne Allen Symonds ’62
Rebecca Trulove Symons ’79
T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving
Joie Roderick Tankard ’90
Caroline L. Taraschi ’87
Tate Family Fund of Foundation For
The Carolinas
Maria Thacker Goethe ’02
Kay M. Thomas ’96
Alice Wood Thompson ’59
Grace Quirk Thompson ’88
Lida Matthews Tingley ’61
Tom and Joan Tyree Memorial Fund, a donor
advised fund of Fidelity Investment Charitable
Gift Fund
Terry Starke Tosh ’75
Travelers Companies, Inc.
Mary Montelle Tripp ’82
Sandra Schwartz Tropper ’73
Kathleen Stevenson Turner ’64
Sidney P. Turner ’66
Harriet Newman Twigg ’74
Mr. and Mrs. David B. Tyree
Elizabeth Tyree-Taylor ’71
Suzanne DuVivier Ullrich ’78
Ann Martin Goldmann Uloth ’83
Valerie Gordon-Johnson & Doug Johnson
Charitable Fund, a donor advised fund of
Fidelity Investment Charitable Gift Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Vandegrift
Vincent S. and Nancy P. Jones Advised Fund 2 at
the Rochester Area Community Foundation
Cynthia H. Volk ’83
Victoria McClintock Wade ’95
Virginia Joachim Wade ’63
Margaret Walbridge
Karen H. Waldron ’75
Carolyn Peyton Walker ’64
Edith Brainerd Walter ’42
Dawne Cotton Ward ’81
Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey V. Watts, Jr.
Charlotte Heuer Watts ’57
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin W. Webster, Jr.
Mara Wegerski ’03
sbc.edu
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Meredith Leslie Welch ’65
Elizabeth Kemper Wharton ’58
Nancy C. White ’79
Mr. and Mrs. Landon Whitmore
Alysha Wiegand ’09
Cassandra Whaling Wierman ’85
Patricia Wilder ’63
Charlotte Moore Williams ’67
Mary Ann Hicklin Willingham ’56
Katie T. Wilson ’08
Patricia Layne Winks ’52
Winks Charitable Fund, a donor advised fund of
Fidelity Investment Charitable Gift Fund
Betty Bentsen Winn ’53
Mary Gordon Winn ’66
Bet Bashinsky Wise ’75
Molly Poole Wolfe ’65
Nancy Hickox Wright ’68
Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp ’68
Mr. George Youmans
Margaret Mapp Young ’67
Letha Dameron Zackowski ’81
DONOR SOCIETY
The Donor Society recognizes and honors
the importance of donors with annual gifts
under $1,000.
Anonymous (11)
Anonymous ’60
Anonymous Donors through Facebook (14)
Margaret Dally Abate ’99
Louise Brandes Abdullah ’54
Angela Conklin Abell ’96
Dorothy J. Abernathy ’11
Joan Armstrong Abington ’90
Jessica A. Abramson ’08
Carolyn Sample Abshire ’51
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Ackermann
The Ackermann Foundation
Ann Greer Adams ’56
Catherine F. Adams ’76
David P. Adams
Phoebe DeFoe Adams ’52
Priscilla Powell Adams ’78
Sally Whittier Adams ’56
Susan Finn Adams ’86
Abigail Adams-Moffett ’06
Pearl Riggan Adamson ’66
Ann Massie Addison ’74
Natalie Brown Adee ’96
April D. Adelson ’86
Aetna Foundation, Inc.
Claire T. Affleck ’03
Mary Frances Oakey Aiken ’71
Deborah Butteri Akers ’77
Erin A. Alberda ’01
Anne Chapin Albert ’83
Kristy Alderson ’73
Harriet McNair Alexander ’86
Alicia Allen ’97
Aline Payne Allen ’59
Ann Stevens Allen ’56
Julia Hunt Allen ’63
Mr. and Mrs. Kent Allen
Susan Norton Allen ’72
Taylor M. Allen ’20
Alliance Data
Christine Carl Allison ’99
Renee and John Allison
Katherine Rose Allison ’14
Holly Pflug Allport ’84
Jean Meyer Aloe ’63
David Alter
Bianca Lucia Alvarado Gavilanes ’17
Loring Harris Amass ’70
Beverley Sharp Amberg ’65
Keith Amburgey
American Express Company and AXP Political
Action Committee (PAC)
America’s Charities-AARP
Jane Yardley Amos ’63
Katherine Amsden ’53
Alicia King Anderson ’97
Cynthia Bekins Anderson ’73
Judith Ruffin Anderson ’57
Lisa Aumiller Anderson ’96
Jean M. Andrews ’72
Joelle M. Andrews ’06
Catharine Hubbard Andry ’85
Jessica Mercier Andryshak ’06
Lea Osborne Angell ’63
Ann R. Smith Charitable Fund at
Schwab Charitable
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Annable
Anne Sinsheimer Charitable Gift Fund at
The Community Foundation San Luis
Obispo County
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Christine Diver Ans ’88
AON Corporation
Margaret Arcadia ’96
Deborah Pollock Arce ’73
Louise Archer Slater ’71
Toni Santangelo Archibald ’80
Elizabeth Kurtz Argo ’67
Leslie S. Ariail
Joanna D. Arias ’75
Heather Thomas Armbruster ’98
Mr. Christopher F. Armstrong
Laura Warren Armstrong ’93
Lindsay S. Arnett ’12
Julie O’Neil Arnheim ’61
Emily Spivey Arnold ’15
Leigh A. Arnold ’10
Lindsay Kay Ellen Renee Arnold ’10
Mary Callahan Arnold ’80
Frazier Miller Aronhalt ’96
Susan L. Aronhalt ’98
Joyce Arsnow
The Arthur J. Gallagher Foundation
Lynn Settlemyer Arts ’68
Laurel LeStrange Ashley ’91
Elizabeth Boswell Athey ’65
Megan Foran Atkins ’99
Amanda Atkinson ’00
Doyne M. Atkinson
Ellewn Howard Attar ’83
Amelia Dudman Atwill ’96
Melinda Wick Aufmuth ’92
Suzanne S. Augur
Margaret H. Aurand ’64
Diana Jordan Avery ’98
Ayco Charitable Foundation
Elizabeth Groves Aycock ’96
Nursat I. Aygen ’76
Cassandra Smith Babbitt ’78
Michelle L. Badger ’06
Linda and Wayne Badger
Barbara Wesley Bagbey ’80
Blyth Steere Bailey ’79
Linda Wallace Bailey ’66
Susan Lazarus Bailey ’85
Susan Parr Bailey ’81
Robyn Bailey Orchard ’86
Abby Starke Baird ’65
Eleanor G. Baird ’62
Barbara Baisley ’92
Felicia Nelson Baker ’81
Olivia Chaplin Baker ’81
Victoria J. Baker ’67
William R. Baker
Laura Sickman Baksa ’70
Ann Works Balderston ’76
Mr. and Mrs. David W. Balding
Kathryn Renaud Baldwin ’78
Mary Dixson Baldwin ’67
Elizabeth M. Baliem-Simmons
Jennifer Jarvis Ballard ’93
Kathleen Peeples Ballou ’55
Bank of America Foundation, Inc.
Patricia Carroll Bankenstein ’74
Bettie Sheppard Banks ’54
Jane Moore Banks ’59
Barbara B. Roper Charitable Fund at
Schwab Charitable
Charlotte R. Barbour ’16
Pamela Ythier Barkley ’87
Richard Barkley
Carol V. Barlow ’83
Jane S. Barnes ’68
Kristin D. Barnes ’08
Lisa Thompson Barnes ’88
* Deceased
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DONOR HONOR ROLL
Susan M. Barney ’98
Cynthia Balch Barns ’52
Carroll Randolph Barr ’67
Kate Clay Barret ’66
Bruce Barrett ’72
Vicky A. Thoma Barrette ’65
Catherine J. Barrier ’76
Christina Chubb Barrille ’04
Linda Susan Barrow ’82
Kelsey R. Barta ’15
Chantel N. Bartlett ’98
Dede T. Bartlett
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Basco
Sarah Embrey Bass ’70
Sarah Young Bass ’95
Dixie Boring Bassett ’68
Andrea R. Bateman ’71
Carey Bates ’91
Natalie Batman ’08
Mr. and Mrs. Jack L. Battad
Melissa Halstead Baugher ’86
William Baumgarten
Jill Goolsby Baumhover ’95
Susan Dwelle Baxter ’64
Robin L. Bayless ’80
Myth Monnich Bayoud ’80
Martha Isdale Beach ’54
Hannah C. Beall ’17
Mona Wilson Beard ’51
Phyllis G. Becker ’74
Beth Beckner-Mills ’69
Jeanne Fenrick Bedell ’57
Gabriella M. Bedsworth
Page Breakell Beeler ’79
Josie E. Beets ’00
Robin E. Behm ’79
Judith Howe Behn ’65
Megan E. Behrle ’09
Mr. and Mrs. Alex W. Bell
Phyllis Schulman Bell ’76
Sylviane P. Bellamy
Frances Mantho Belliveau ’82
Carol Covington Bellonby ’70
Brianna Belter ’13
Peter Benda
Josephine Benedek
Lea Sparks Bennett ’83
Jean Spillane Benning ’90
Polly Benson ’58
Pamela Burwell Benton ’68
Helen E. Berger ’88
Leslie Malone Berger ’83
Stephanie L. Berger ’91
Leslie Bergman ’82
Beryl Bergquist ’71
Amanda Priddy Berkey ’90
Lynne Miller Bernard ’76
Susan Terjen Bernard ’63
Laurel and Christopher Berry
Laurel Sanders Berry ’08
Mary Dance Berry ’08
Sara Gump Berryman ’64
Ana Simic Beskin ’96
Justine E. Betzler
Karen R. Bewick ’75
Elizabeth Gilgan Bianco ’94
Anne T. Biasiolli ’04
Mary Biathrow
Eleanor B. Bibb ’83
Lisa Henderson Bice ’82
Joan Moore Biddle ’64
Danielle Erika Mary Bielenstein ’82
Julia Corte Bierster ’84
Sidney A. Bieser ’10
Paul R. Bigelow
Devon Vasconcellos Bijansky ’99
Laura D. Billings ’96
Marianne Pownall Billings ’74
Katrina Ann Balding Bills ’97
Janet Whitehurst Binder ’75
Anne Carr Bingham ’67
Edith Lasher Birch ’64
Katie M. Bird ’05
Dr. and Mrs. Richard E. Bird
Sara Schradin Bischel ’63
Nancy Schmitt Bishop ’66
Mary Margaret Dixon Biss ’96
Mary Clayton Blackwell ’67
Regan J. Blackwood ’02
Kendall T. Blake
Jacqueline Israel Blakeslee ’68
Danielle Schofield Blanchard ’99
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Blanchard, Jr.
sbc.edu
* Deceased
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DONOR HONOR ROLL
Patricia H. Blanchard
Lynn Carol Blau ’63
Lisa Bleich
Cynthia Craig Bliss ’66
Joan Clinchy Blood ’65
Victoria Vidal Blum ’85
Daniel L. Boardman
Boas Family Fund of the Community Foundation
for Greater Atlanta
Susan C. Bobb ’00
Harriet McCormick Bobbitt ’63
Patricia Ashby Boesch ’58
JoAnn Bogolin ’89
Sarah E. Bohn ’04
Carol Lynn Searles Bohrer ’82
Ici Ollison Bojarczyk ’89
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson M. Bolton
Pauline Wells Bolton ’52
Alicia Bounds Bomhardt ’89
Martha Neill Boney ’72
Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Bonham
Robert J. Bonini
Mr. and Mrs. R. Michael Bonnell
Mary Ames Booker ’82
Dorothy L. Boone
Jody N. Booze-Daniels ’79
Natasha H. Boraas ’10
Mary Green Borg ’64
Elizabeth Taylor Borntrager ’02
Susan Desmet Bostic ’72
Elizabeth Harder Botzis ’93
Marisha G. Bourgeois ’99
Elizabeth Babbitt Bowen ’90
Glory McRae Bowen ’67
Edith McRee Bowles ’74
Kay Diane Moore Bowles ’57
Deborah Ohler Bowman ’70
Deborah Price Bowman ’82
Elizabeth Williams Bowman ’72
Joanna Wood Bowman ’06
Laura T. Bowrey ’08
Ellie Donahue Boyd ’08
Mr. and Mrs. James N. Boyd
Jessica Dennig Bozymowski ’99
James Brachman
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Bradford III
Sarah Bradford ’01
Sarah Longstreth Bradley ’77
Katherine Hollister Bradley-Black ’92
Christina L. Brady ’99
Sue P. Brady and Thomas G. Honaker III
Barbara A. Brand ’71
Dorothy Wetzig Brand ’71
Jessica Brandrup ’98
Ann Hallsey Brandt ’16
Carolyn Weary Brandt ’82
Elizabeth Sprague Brandt ’84
Nelly Osinga Branson ’75
Rachel A. Bratlie ’99
Elizabeth A. Bray, Esq.
Catherine Ehlen Breeden ’95
Ann Powell Breen ’08
Alison Brown Breene ’01
Diane Ball Brendel ’78
Susanne O’Neill Turner Brennan ’83
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Brewer
Madeline A. Brewer ’10
Martha J. Brewer ’69
Allison Garrison Bridges ’10
Nancy Arni Briggs ’64
Kay A. Brimijoin
Mr. and Mrs. Peter P. Britton
(Beatrice Totten Britton ’65)
Anne E. Brodie
Joan Breier Brodsky ’67
Allison Egbert Brokaw ’78
Margaretta Bredin Brokaw ’70
Joan Eltonhead Bromley ’73
Ashley Wilson Brook ’79
Anne C. Brooke ’54
Julia Skilinski Brooks ’93
Rhoda Allen Brooks ’71
Phuong Tran Broome ’96
Anne Carter Brothers ’63
Leslie Wilkinson Brotman ’78
Brianna Boswell Brown ’82
Carrie M. Brown and John Gregory Brown
Courtney Totushek Brown ’97
Ellen Apperson Brown ’72
Ellen Hagan Brown ’81
Ellen Moseley Brown ’71
Emily McNally Brown ’72
Grace Wallace Brown ’52
Mary Perkins Traugott Brown ’45*
Nancy Dixon Brown ’63
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Brown
Sharon Ingham Brown ’84
Susan Glasgow Brown ’64
Virginia Miller Brown ’97
Wendy Norton Brown ’71
Gay Elizabeth Kenney Browne ’82
Amanda Cash Browning ’07
Nancy Hagar Bruetsch ’72
Mary Landon Smith Brugh ’57
Patricia O’Malley Brunger ’75
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Brunson
Margaret Hayes Brunstad ’72
Cecilia A. Bryant ’68
Sara H. Brydges ’67
Ellen S. Buchwalter
Marilyn Meyers Buckey ’68
Nina Wilkerson Bugg ’60
Mr. and Mrs. Clive H. Bullard
Deborah Donigan Bullett ’81
Bobby Stieh Bulls
Nancy C. Bulls ’93
Marie Ironmonger Bundy ’51
Susan L. Bundy ’73
Isabel Ware Burch ’60
Sharon Fitzgerald Burchard ’63
Sarah Kidd Burchett ’05
Kiernan Burger
Emily M. Burke ’06
Joan Phelps Burkett ’56
Julianne C. Burkhardt ’87
Wynn Cole Burr ’96
Henry Burr
Rebekah Burr ’01
Rebecca A. Burt ’76
Amy E. Burton ’90
Terese DeGrandi Busch ’76
Debra Jackson Busker ’75
Jenny Robinson Bussey ’80
Kathryn M. Buster ’68
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Butcher
Jill E. Butcher ’97
Cornelia Radford Butler ’76
Evelyn Day Butler ’66
Helen Pruitt Butler ’84
Kimberly Shrader Butterfield ’09
Coleen Dee Butterick ’74
Virginia Lee Butters ’66
Linda Williams Buttrill ’70
Virginia Claus Buyck ’83
Laurel Bryant Byrd ’93
Jeanette Rowe Cadwallender ’79
Mr. and Mrs. David K. Cahoone
Rebecca Atha Cain ’85
Elaine C. Cale ’72
Ruth Ellen Green Calhoun ’57
Tysha N. Calhoun ’94
Molly Hanley Callahan ’85
Emily Virkus Calle ’98
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Callis, Jr.
Laura Mixon Camacho ’83
Anne Richards Camden ’69
Angela Aiken Cameron ’01
Virginia Shipe Cameron ’75
Rose Thomas Camp ’74
Amy Leigh Campbell ’97
Benita B. Campbell
Dana Varnado Campbell ’93
Illona Petrovits Campbell ’74
Jennifer V. Campbell ’85
Jennifer Sirois Campbell ’05
M. Lin Campbell ’66
Mary Johnson Campbell ’58
Melanie H. E. Campbell ’06
Susan Graham Campbell ’81
Paige Vaught Campion ’96
Jacquelyn Loy Canaday ’93
Anita Crossingham Cannon ’77
Mary Noble Caperton ’54
Chelsea Capizzi-Walsh ’08
Susan M. Capozzoli ’80
Jason Aaron Capps
Lisa Carangelo ’80
* Deceased
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DONOR HONOR ROLL
Betty Noland Caravati ’63
Dr. Samuel B. Carleton
(Elaine Kimball Carleton ’57*)
Mary McKee Carmichael ’70
Carolyn and Lemuel Hewes Account, a donor
advised fund of Fidelity Investment Charitable
Gift Fund
Alison E. Carr ’08
Katherine M. Carr ’98
Mary Miller Carroll ’52
Victoria McCullough Carroll ’84
Abigail Carter ’89 and Eric Rudenshiold
Ann MacDonald Carter ’97
Anne Babson Carter ’61
Eleanor Jane Wells Carter ’83
Emily Kathryn Carter ’01
Jennie Frazier Carter ’09
Jessica A. Carter ’04
Louise Bouldin Carter ’90
Mr. and Mrs. Macauley Carter, Jr.
Sarah Ryder Carter ’02
Ellen R. Carver ’85
Kathy G. Carwile ’19
Katherine Connors Cassada ’86
Elizabeth Gantt Castles ’82
Aracelie L. Castro ’99
Anne Sniffen Cates ’71
Francesca Angela Catucci ’03
Margaret S. Caulk ’90
Miriam Choi Cave ’06
Elaine Horton Cavener ’65
Center Stage Dance Studio, Inc.
Sarah Chaffee Paris ’96
Jennifer Burton Jahos Chaladoff ’86
Marydee Wimbish Chalfant ’60
Jean S. Chaloux ’72
Jacqueline Razook Chamandy ’52
Terra I. Chamberlain ’04
Paige N. Chamblin ’18
Candace Buker Chang ’70
Stephen M. Chaplin
Margaret Rand Chapman ’65
Kenneth Chappelle
Lynn Mather Charette ’86
Charities Aid Foundation of America
Wendie A. Charles ’11
Charles Lee Smith, III Family Fund of Triangle
Community Foundation
Charles M. Caravati Foundation
Charles S. and Beth D. Baldwin Advised Fund,
a donor-advised fund of The
Winston-Salem Foundation
Charis Lease-Trevathan Chase ’06
Danielle Briggs-Hansen Chase ’07
Katharine Barnhardt Chase ’67 and
Robert L. Chase
Mr. and Mrs. John Chaussee
Courtney Warrick Cherna ’84
Cara C. Cherry ’06
Wendy L. Cherry ’74
Disa Johnson Cheston ’85
Chevron Products Company
Jane Cox Childress ’85
Jennifer Roach Childs ’88
Sharon Bradford Christhilf ’65
Patricia F. Christian ’89
Christine Gempp Love Foundation
Lt. Col. and Mrs. Wallace G. Christner
Adrienne Arnold Ciccarello ’04
Melissa Cicotello ’99
Sandra Ahern Cimons ’83
Sharon Van Cleve Cipriano ’64
Edith Knapp Clark ’58
Eileen Stroud Clark ’65
Laura Morrissette Clark ’85
Lynn Adams Clark ’61
Nancy Hamel Clark ’52
Samantha A. Clark ’08
Dr. and Mrs. Terrence T. Clark
Temma Clark-Braverman ’10
Cynthia R. Clarke ’71
Mr. and Mrs. James N. Clarke
Katherine Wood Clarke ’65
Mary McGraw Clarke ’64
Suzanne Elisabeth Stovall Clarke ’84
Jonna Creaser Clarkson ’70
Lucile McKee Clarkson ’69
Anita Lippitt Clay ’44
Jan Schnibbe Cleary ’75
David J. Clement, USMC (ret)
E. Anne Clement ’78
Joan Dabney Clickner ’91
Lindsey S. Cline ’06
Barbara Darnall Clinton ’56
Clorox Company
Cailey N. Cobb ’20
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Cobb
Elizabeth Anne Lux Cobb ’15
Laurel Norris Coccio ’73
Vereen Coen
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard J. Coffey
Sara J. Coffey ’06
Jean Holmes Cole ’98
Lucy Darby Cole ’78
Joyce M. Coleman ’85
Kimberly Earhart Coleman ’00
Madeleine R. Coleman ’16
Kerry Elizabeth Coleman-Proksch ’97
Stephanie Alford Collett ’84
Anne Collins ’96
Cissel Gott Collins ’72
Jennifer J. Collins ’06
Karen R. Collins
Susan Hayward Collins ’55
Anne M. Colpitts ’11
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Colvin
Verda Andrews Colvin ’87
C. Victoria Coxe Commander ’64
Helen Compton-Harris ’80
Georgianna Conger Wolcott ’87
Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Conley
Anne White Connell ’54
Catherine L. Connor ’77
Marion Thorington Conover ’58
Cynthia M. Conroy ’74
Elizabeth Moore Conti ’78
Ebony Scurry Contreras ’04
Maureen C. Conway ’71
Elizabeth Conyers ’92
Hilary Cooper Cook ’05
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Cook
Joan Kells Cook ’55
Katherine Cook ’94
Foy Roberson Cooley ’65
Susan Stevens Cooley ’57
Anne Helms Cooper ’71
Catharine Spessard Cooper ’57
Elizabeth Hunt Cooper ’98
Gloria J. Cooper
Jill Haden Cooper ’67
Octavia Wood Cooper ’68
Meredith Cope-Levy
Dr. and Mrs. Kevin Coppersmith
Madeleine Blanchard Corbo ’89
Yuliya Rigg Cormier ’13
Maria Corpora
Caroline F. Corum ’88
Elizabeth Meyer Costello ’74
Rebecca Carter Cothran ’02
Shannon Callison Cotsoradis ’95
Cary Lamond Courier ’62
Dorothy Courington ’72
Kristin B. Cousins
Evelyn Carter Cowles ’73
Susan Swagler Cowles ’86
Lenore L. Cox ’78
Mary King Craddock ’68
Rachel L. Craig ’14
Steven and Janet Craig
Susan M. Craig ’73
Virginia S. Craig ’78
Polly C. Crawford ’93
Virginia Ramsey Crawford ’59
Emily Gooch Crenshaw ’70
Kelly Crist ’06
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin W. Critz
Susan Brush Croft ’68
Sally L. Croker ’92
Holly A. Cromwell ’78
Margaret Reeder Crosbie ’64
Holly Harrison Crosby ’79
Martha Stewart Crosland ’71
Katherine T. Clarke ’09
Leona Chang Crozier ’56
Crum Charitable Foundation
Sherrill Milnor Crump ’70
Ameka Reeves Cruz ’01
sbc.edu
* Deceased
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DONOR HONOR ROLL
Stacey Vilar Csaplar ’88
Grace E. Culley ’17
Lee B. Cullum ’60
Emily Ward Culp ’64
Electa Hoffman Culver ’68
Mr. and Mrs. William K. Curling
Bridget Bayliss Curren ’96
Molly Currens ’89
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Currey
Lindsey M. Custer ’00
Cutler Charitable Account, a donor advised fund
of Fidelity Investment Charitable Gift Fund
Robin R. Cutler ’66
Caroline T. Czarra ’22
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Czarra
Natalie Lane Czarra ’22
Penelope Czarra ’75
Charlotte G. Dabney
Alexandra G. Dagher ’17
Suzanne Gay Dailey ’83
Beverley Stone Dale ’95
Bergen Hall Daley ’95
Mary T. Danford ’73
Pamela Boyd Daniel ’68
Roberta T. Daniel
Daniel Kress and Patty Glick Fund of
Vanguard Charitable
Helen E. Danner
Mary Landon Darden ’74
Page Darney ’98
Davenport & Company, LLC
Andrew Martin Davey, MD
Elizabeth Ripley Davey ’47
Katherine Robison Davey ’83
Lisanne Purvis Davidson ’78
Nancy Daugherty Davidson ’82
Holly Chaikowski Davis ’61
Carolyn Foster Davis ’75
Elizabeth Haeberle Davis ’01
Gina Pollock Davis ’89
Julia Brooke Davis ’81
Mary Reynolds Davis ’84
Michael R. Davis, Jr.
Renata Leckszas Davis ’85
Stephanie Pearson Davis ’95
Terry Cerrina Davis ’86
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Day
Constance Williams de Bordenave ’68
Amanda de Coligny ’68
Calvert G. de Coligny, Jr.
Mary Donaldson De Figard ’68
Judith Barthold De Simone ’66
Jean Lindsay de Streel ’58
Morgan N. Deal ’16
Monica F. Dean and Robert A. Steckel
Jane Pinckney deButts ’57
Emily Kitchel DeCamp ’83
Jeanne Rovics Dees ’88
Anne Elizabeth Deffenderfer ’06
Kylene Smith DeFrate ’03
Nancy Wingate DeLapp ’75
Dianne C. Delledera ’80
John and Patty Demere
Victoria Hutcheson DeMichele ’91
Margaret T. Dempsey ’84
Debrah L. Denemark ’70
Sarah Strapp Dennison ’10
Emily Marie Dent ’12
Hilda H. Dent ’76
Kathryn N. Deriso-Schwartz ’88
Rolfe Joyner DeShazor ’82
Mary Dubuque Desloge ’75
Susan C. Detweiler ’88
Eva M. Devine ’81
Linda C. DeVogt ’86
Ms. Caroline Dewey
Amanda DiamondRing ’98
Julia P. Diaz ’11
Adriana Beckman Diaz-Farias ’89
Jennifer L. Dick ’07
Rebecca Dick
Jan M. Dickel ’71
Eleanor L. Dickinson ’95
Eleanor Griggs Diemar ’66
Ann King Dietrich ’53
Elizabeth and Luther Dietrich
Natasha Ungerer Dillaman ’02
Leigh Darrell Dillon ’06
Martha Gamble Dillon ’86
Ariana Wolynec-Werner DiMeo ’01
* Deceased
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DONOR HONOR ROLL
Frank DiMeo, Jr.
Alice E. Dixon ’82
Louisa S. Dixon ’75
Katharine H. Dobie ’06
Kaitlin Ann Marie Dobson ’15
Alice V. Dodd ’65
Beatrice A. Dodd ’58
Vincent J. Doddy
The Dodger Fund of the Baltimore
Community Foundation
Angelique Milone Dodson ’03
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Dodson
Emily B. Dodson ’18
Margaret Dodson
Deborah Hubble Dolan ’77
Lee Foley Dolan ’96
Brooke Thomas Dold ’71
Richard Dolen
Dominion Resources, Inc.
Elizabeth Kyle Donahue ’82
Keir Henley Donaldson ’52
Misty D. Donathan ’99
Donna and Byron Rubin Living Trust Charitable
Gift Fund, a donor advised fund of Fidelity
Investment Charitable Gift Fund
Adelaide Eshbach Donnelly ’78
Michele Dore ’74
Sarah J. Dorminey ’99
Joelle Jackson Doss ’98
Carol Goodman Doty ’87
Allene R. Doucette ’91
Martha Shorter Lanier Dougherty ’85
Virginia Stanley Douglas ’67
Allison Vollmer Douglass ’94
Tria Pell Dove ’64
True Dow ’80
Ethel Burwell Dowling ’82
Barbara Bolling Downs ’64
Joan Lamparter Downs ’58
Caroline B. Dozier ’08
Dr. Bettina P. Murray Charitable Fund at
Schwab Charitable
Elizabeth White Drbal ’77
Ellen Clare Gillespie Dreyer ’83
Lynne Higgins Dreyer ’86
Lucy Elizabeth Drinkwater ’15
Amy Ayers Peck Driscoll ’92
Jennifer Toomey Driscoll ’92
Judith Kingman Driskell ’58
Susan Page Driver ’66
Martha Shmidheiser DuBarry ’48
Anne Merriman Duffy ’86
Anne R. Duguid ’60
Clark Woods Duke ’12
Maria Shields Duke ’76
Melanie C. Duke ’91
Susan Hancock Duke ’73
Penny Fisher Duncklee ’59
Barbara Baur Dunlap ’68
Alison Burnett Dunn ’98
Augusta Harrison Dunstan ’88
Leslie Hardy Dunville ’99
Sonja Gruhl Dupourque ’90
Helen Masters Durham ’81
Annette C. Dusenbury ’97
Mr. and Mrs. Owen G. Dwire
Susan Sickels Dyer ’91
Elizabeth Walker Dykes-Steib ’54
Sherri Brockwell Dymon ’89
Paula K. Eanes
Marie Engel Earnhart ’82
Mary W. Earnhart ’14
Brentz Basten East ’05
Melissa C. Eaton ’96
Virginia Eldridge Eaton ’70
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Ecklund
Kira Flores Ector ’86
Donna H. Edgerton ’68
Dawn Edmiston
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph L. Edwards, Jr.
Leslie A. Eglin ’84
Mr. and Mrs. James G. Ehlen, Jr.
Thomas A. Ehrgood, Jr.
James R. Eisenmann
Cynthia Seiler Eister ’76
Sherine Mohamed S. El Banhawy ’97
Amy Ghiz El-Aasser ’92
Harriet Thayer Elder ’52
Leslie Smith Elger ’63
Patricia Littleton Eliades ’83
Tarah J. Eliason ’12
Mr. and Mrs. David S. Elkins
Caroline Robinson Ellerbe ’56
Henslee Rutledge Elliott ’06
Jordyn L. Elliott ’17
Elliott & Terrell Harrigan Fund of the
Community Foundation for a
Greater Richmond
Mary-Jo S. Ellis ’85
Richard A. Ellis
Pamela Koehler Elmets ’80
Hannah Davis Emig ’83
Kathleen Brown Eney ’78
Mathea Almen Engelke ’61
Alan M. Engler
Sarah Colhoun Engram ’79
Environmental Chemical Corp (ECC)
Catherine Erickson
Katherine Taylor Erickson ’80
Andrea Staton Eridani ’04
Mary Jane Eriksen Ertman ’51
Louise Wright Erwin ’79
Katherine Rinehart Eskew ’98
Maria Ward Estefania ’69
Julia Johnson Evans ’73
Rebecca Dane Evans ’78
Stephany A. Evans ’10
Stuart Bohannon Evans ’61
Corlis F. Everett
Melinda Brown Everett ’68
Kathryn A. Ewald ’79
Louanne Pahel Ewald ’86
Chloe Briscoe Ewalt ’73
ExxonMobile Foundation
Simone Margaret Faas ’14
Genevieve and Tim Fadool
Regina A. Fagan ’87
Roberta J. Fagan ’91
Jean Ridler Fahrenbach ’45
FannieMae Foundation
Tabb Thornton Farinholt ’59
Mary Anne Calhoun Farmer ’66
Suzanne Gipson Farnham ’57
Sue Wakeman Farquhar ’63
Anne Marie Farrell ’87
Sarah Engleby Farrell ’86
Kory Aldrian Faulkner ’92
Ashley D. Federico ’16
Nancy Banfield Feher ’64
Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Fein
Phyllis Feddeler Fejzuli ’83
Christina Stoltz Feldkamp ’89
Margaret Mather Feldmeier ’71
Laura Penick Felt ’66
Mary Jane Roos Fenn ’54
Cassandra C. Fenton ’18
Carol H. Ferguson ’12
Frances McClung Ferguson ’80
Jennifer Stockwell Ferguson ’73
Laura M. Ferrazzano ’88
Alice Mighell Foster Ficken ’65
Carolyn Dennis Fielding ’58
Nicole J. M. File ’95
Robyn Peckol Filimaua ’96
Shelbie B. Filson ’91
Linda S. Fink
Gretchen Smith Finley ’93
Jeremy C. Finley
June Eager Finney ’49*
Elaine Barksdale Finucane ’92
Kirkland Wohlrab Fiorella ’04
Leslie Hertz Firestone ’82
Elizabeth Fisch
Autum MatysekSnyder Fish ’04
Robin Bettger Fishburne ’96
Grace Jones Fishel ’52
Libby Glenn Fisher ’83
Elizabeth Weil Fisher ’47
Frances Butt Fisher ’66
Katherine Louise Fisher ’17
Kate Steptoe Fisher ’96
Susan Croker Fisher ’84
Linda A. Fite ’67
Lauren E. Fithian ’14
Mr. and Mrs. Gary M. Fitton
Charlotte Marie Prassel FitzGerald ’82
Emily E. FitzHugh ’61
sbc.edu
* Deceased
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DONOR HONOR ROLL
Carolyn Bloxsom Fitzpatrick ’93
Tranum Fitzpatrick, IV
Stephanie Stitt Fitzpatrick ’81
Heather Willson Flaherty ’84
Jacqueline Weiner Flaherty ’98
Mary-Linda Morris Flasche ’94
Carey Johnson Fleming ’78
Marion Lucas Fleming ’61
Catherine Watjen Flemings ’59
Jasper E. Fletcher
Kathryn D. Fletcher
Lucile Redmond Flournoy ’82
Mary Jane Bradley Flowers ’96
Renee Rose Flowers ’93
Ann McCullough Floyd ’58
Carrra Floyd
Susan Seitz Floyd ’02
Jennie Lyons Fogarty ’68
Carol Remington Foglesong ’71
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll G. Foley
Stephanie Pappanikou Foley ’97
Blair Cooper Foltz ’05
Anne Q. Fomon ’77
Lisa C. Fondeur ’85
Vida Fonseca ’84
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Foraker
Patricia Lynas Ford ’51
Hooshang Foroudastan
Deborah Blair Forrey ’84
Chloe Fort ’62
Elsa Jones Forter ’70
Thomasin A. Foshay ’93
Dabney Bragg Foshee ’77
Elizabeth A. Foster ’12
Joanne O’Malley Foster ’52
Sally Bianchi Foster ’50
Virginia Watts Fournier ’44
Barbara Childrey Fowler ’61
Nicole Stewart Fowler ’95
Anne Gwinn Fox ’57
May Humphreys Fox ’70
Roxanne R. Fox ’01
Theresa Walters Fox ’96
Alexandria S. Francis ’74
Eugenia Francis
Kimberly Howell Franklin ’83
Linda L. Frazier-Snelling ’75
Catherine Gornto Freeman ’92
Denton B. Freeman ’88
Monica G. Freeman ’73
Nancy Powell French ’62
Rebecca Nelson Freudigman ’94
Kristen N. Frey ’16
Ralene Ann Friend and John P. Prieskorn
Jill C. Frier ’06
Mary Stockburger Fritzges ’88
Caroline Bailey Fritzinger ’50
Deborah A. Fritzler
Betty Works Fuller ’72
Dorothea M. Fuller ’53
Nancy Bade Fuller ’80
Patricia I. Fuller ’71
Penn Willets Fullerton ’66
Allison N. Funkhouser ’03
Margaret Lewis Furse ’50
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fuselier
Ria Fyffe-Freil ’11
Mary South Gaab ’79
Carolyn Gabel-Brett ’63
Chesley Phillips Gaddis ’03
Rebecca L. Gagne ’16
Anne Crow Galanides ’91
Jaimie DelMonte Galbreath ’92
Susan Soriero Galbreath ’67
Sharon Mendelson Gallery ’75
Carol Provence Gallivan ’73
Fielding Clark Gallivan ’70
Mr. and Mrs. James F. Gallivan ( Joan Fisch
Gallivan ’56), Gallivan Family Advised
Fund of The Community Foundation of
Middle Tennessee
Marianne Schultz Galt ’68
Betsie Meric Gambel ’73
Gambel Communications, LLC
Ann Mountcastle Gamble ’51*
Lynn Crosby Gammill ’58
Charles R. Gamper, Jr.
(Maria Rixey Gamper ’78*)
Mary Goodwin Gamper ’78
Kristin Palbicke Garces de Marcilla ’06
Jane Wheeler Garcia ’59
Stephanie J. Garcia ’97
Chandra D. Garcia-Kitch ’94
Dolly Garcia-Simonet ’90
Bridget Wray Gardner ’79
Lisa Wallen Gardner ’89
Mr. and Mrs. Ray L. Garland
Carolyn Garneau
Elza Long Garnett ’72
Teresa A. Garrett
Mary Moore Garrison ’78
Virginia Carson Garver ’41
Virginia Woodward Gast ’73
Gay Owens Gates ’77
Patricia Frawley Gates ’59
Dawn M. Gatewood
Laura Powell Gatling ’96
Katrina Evans Gatti ’88
Kelly Turney Gatzke ’99
Nicole J. Gauthier ’91
Jill E. Gavitt ’97
Nancy E. Gavitt
Anne Pinckney Gay ’63
Karen Greer Gay ’74
Mary B. Gay ’72
GE Foundation
Constance A. Gehrman ’91
Heather Minor Gelormine ’02
The Generosity Trust
Victoria Bradley Gentry ’12
Genworth Foundation
Georgia Power Company
Allison A. Gerber ’98
Edward R. Gerber
Lucy Martin Gianino ’60
Ann Major Gibb ’73
Robert C. Gibbons
Dorothy Gibbs
Margaret Works Gibbs ’51
Susan Roessel Gibson ’69
Dr. and Mrs. Joe H. Gieck
Melissa J. Giggenbach ’96
Nancy Hawbaker Gilbert ’58
Penelope Walsh Gilbert ’72
Anne Kilby Gilhuly ’55
Elizabeth Marie Gilkey ’11
Robert M. Gill
Elisabeth Elmore Gilleland ’50
Katherine McCartney Gilliam ’97
Mary McGuire Gilliam ’47
Cheryl Bishop Gilman ’90
Weezie Blakeslee Gilpin ’73
Edith Dobyns Gilson
Tracy Worthington Ginn ’89
Ruth Rominski Girlando ’73
Patricia Pauling Gissendanner ’86
Caitlyn Gladstone-Mueller ’09
Ashley Wheeler Glass ’96
Kathleen Obenchain Glass ’68
Courtney Yerdon Gleason ’03
Stephanie Gleason ’04
Mary Elizabeth Ryan Glenn ’78
Gwen Maureen Fisher Glew ’91
Patricia S. Glick ’86
Susan Hill Glick ’68
Global Impact
Elizabeth F. Glotzbach
Laura Hand Glover ’86
Suzanne Wright Godfrey ’75
Karen Dennehy Godsey ’05
Elizabeth Freeman Goetz ’78
Judith Kobliska Goetz ’91
Michael Goldman
Elizabeth F. Goldring ’05
Kana Roess Goldsmith ’91
Laura Radford Goley ’52
Rebecca Frost Good ’77
Lucy Regester Goode ’51
Janice van den Heuvel Goodman ’86
Alyson Jane Carey Goods ’86
Google, Inc
Helen Milner Gordon ’77
Alicia Gorman ’06
Cheryl L. Gorman ’84
Mary Murchison Gornto ’69
Anne Evans Gorry ’64
Mary A. Gosser-Esquilín
* Deceased
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DONOR HONOR ROLL
Jane E. Gott ’70
Jenness S. Gough ’13
Claire Christensen Goves ’96
Devon Grace
Grace Wallace Brown Charity Fund of
Vanguard Charitable
Constance Quereau Graf ’67
Anna Nicolaisen Graham ’04
Dale Shelly Graham ’72
Kathryn Keys Graham ’72
Lauren Michelle Perhala Gramlich ’12
Sara E. Granath ’68
Mercedes Gravatt Grandin ’72
Jo Gulick Grant ’50
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Grant
Priscilla R. Grant ’83
Jessica D. Grass ’97
Anne Lee Gravely ’62
Frances C. Gravely ’70
Mr. and Mrs. Greg G. Gray
Jane Powell Gray ’72
Lea M. Gray ’15
Nancy T. Gray and Jean H. Stewart
Rachel Cooper Gray ’96
Beth Hodgkins Green ’89
Clara B. Green ’89
Elizabeth Duggins Green ’86
Elizabeth Miller Green ’68
Holly M. Green ’99
Mary Polk Green ’82
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Green
Virginia Chamblin Greene ’55
Susan E. Greenwald ’71
Kelly Bowman Greenwood ’98
Jennifer A. Gregg ’91
Catharine Toomey Gregorie ’84
Elizabeth M. Gregory ’02
Gail Harrison Gregson ’66
Marian Finney Grenn ’82
Mary E. Gress ’68
Mr. and Mrs. Donald B. Grey
Maryanne F. Grey ’12
Ann Crowe Griffin ’66
Annabeth Griffin ’18
Lura Litton Griffin ’78
M. Keating Griffiss ’60
Leza M. Griffith ’89
Martha Gose Griffith ’80
Cecelia Williamson Grinstead ’68
Dawn Everett Grobe ’98
Alexandra F. Grobman ’12
Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Grobman
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Groesch
Pamela Webster Grogg ’13
Rachel Giles Gronsky ’82
Laura C. Groppe ’85
Marie Pickering Grose ’61
Evangeline Fisher Grossman ’89
Alice C. Grover
Jimmie Groves
Isabelle Viguerie Gsell ’86
Lydia M. Gullicksen ’18
Megan Tarnowski Gundogdu ’02
Roshani M. Gunewardene ’85
Camelia Washington Gunn ’89
Dayna Gunn Gunn ’04
Jennifer Milby Gutierrez ’08
Sheila Miller Guttenberg ’95
Lottie Lipscomb Guttry ’56
Percy Clarke Gwinn ’68
Paul Gyaakye
Mary Koonz Gynn ’56
Elizabeth Bennett Haga ’88
Margaret C. Hager
The Rev. and Mrs. Donald F. Hague
Nancy H. Haight ’75
L. Pryor Hale ’65
Ashlee C. Hall
Bettina Batterson Hall ’65
Kate Hall ’97
Kelly E. Hall ’95
Marion Dean Hall ’63
Carolyn Hallahan Salamon ’80
Angie Vaughan Halliday ’51
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Halliday, Jr.
Mary Shaw Halsey Marks ’74
Brett M. Haltiwanger ’92
Jennie Bateson Hamby ’76
Doreen Booth Hamilton ’54
Elizabeth Taylor Hamilton ’69
Jeanne Bounds Hamilton ’61
Mr. and Mrs. Harry D. Hammock
Mary M. Hammock ’08
Georgie Hampshire ’66
Nadian Finch Hampton ’66
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas P. Hamshaw
Elizabeth Foothorap Hancock ’71
Elizabeth Wood Hancock ’63
Juliet Young Hancock ’65
Marilyn F. Hand
Jennifer Smith Hanes ’74
Richard P. Hankins, Jr.
Stacy Gilmore Hanling ’90
Elizabeth Becton Hannah ’84
Elizabeth J. Hannon ’12
Laura E. Hanold ’10
Wendy B. Hansbrough
Anne Edmunds Hansen ’82
Meredith Shaw Hansen ’04
Brendy Reiter Hantzes ’81
Leannan Harcourt-Brooke
Louise Towers Hardage ’73
Elisabeth Sartor Harden ’68
Margaret May Harden ’73
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Harden
Mr. and Mrs. Paul X. Harder
Jean Mann Hardesty ’72
Carolyn Gough Harding ’60
Lindsay Perkins Hargrave ’00
Heather Riegel Harper ’83
Sandra Elder Harper ’58
Sarah Jennings Harper ’11
Margaret Thouron Harrell ’64
Terrell Luck Harrigan ’81
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip R. Harrill ’66
Christian Maxwell Harris ’03
Jeannine Davis Harris ’80
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey P. Harris
Jennica A. Harris ’08
Mary C. Harris ’99
Mary L. Harris ’79
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Harris, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. William O. Harris, III
Erin Packard Harrison ’01
Sarah Smiley Harrison ’09
Andrea Stassi Hart ’04
Penelope Parker Hartline ’84
Victoria Chappell Harvey ’06
Donna Hoogland Harwood ’99
Victoria Bergs Hasty ’12
Pamela Willett Hauck ’80
Anne Booth Hauser ’64
Meghan M. Hauser ’03
Alexandra Hiniker Hausler ’09
Kathryn L. Haw ’92
Emily B. Hawk ’18
Penny Oliver Hawkins ’68
Elizabeth Dunck Hayes ’95
Elizabeth H. Hayes
Louise L. Hayman ’70
Caroline Chappell Hazarian ’09
Camilla Reid Hazlehurst ’68
Kelly Gardner Headd ’93
Elizabeth Sutton Healy ’65
Mary Groetzinger Heard ’63
Anna L. Hearn
Campbell Hearn
Ramona Achterberg Heers ’01
Lisa Heisterkamp Davis ’80
Mary E. Heller ’72
Robin Rodger Heller ’76
Elizabeth Biggar Hellmuth ’74
Susan Calhoun Heminway ’58*
Maria Wiglesworth Hemmings ’67
Ann Stewart Matthews Hemphill ’68
Susan Hemphill
Katrina Groat Henchman ’61
Anne Johnston Henderson ’62
Janet Maynard Henderson ’60
Rickey L. Hendricks ’68
Shirley Pinson Hendricks ’03
Denny Dolan Henkel ’56
Erin Gibbs Henrichs ’05
Marnie Tokaruk Henry ’98
Catherine Goodhart Henson ’77
Gillian M. Heptinstall ’73
Anna Fines Herbert ’03
sbc.edu
* Deceased
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Sarah Martin Herguner ’81
Sharon McKinney Herman ’85
Carlisle Adams Hernandez ’10
Heather Theis Hernandez ’95
Ann Banks Herrod ’68
Hershey Foods Corporation Fund
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Hershman, Jr.
Kristin E. Herzog ’70
Carolyn Mapp Hewes ’69
Elizabeth Gurley Hewson ’46*
Susanna Broaddus Hickman ’88
Trienel Ahearn Hickman ’92
Carolyn Elizabeth Hicks ’12
Karla Kennedy Hicks ’85
Paula D. Higginbotham ’02
Mary J. Higgins
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Hildebrandt
Brandi Whitley Hilder ’99
Victoria Pitts Hildreth ’68
Debra Bogdan Hill ’73
Elizabeth B. Hill ’67
Eve L. Hill ’86
Katherine P. Hill
Mary A. Hill ’00
Preston Hodges Hill ’49
Theodora G. Hill ’60
H. Therese Robinson Hillyer ’83
Cynthia Hague Hineline ’98
Abigail Phillips Hinga ’96
Cameron Cox Hirtz ’88
Mr. Charles R. Hitchins
Nancy Collier Hitchins ’65
Katherine Cole Hite ’88
Lisa C. Hite ’79
Melissa Schoen Hitt ’85
Dorothy Duncan Hodges ’57
Elizabeth Carper Hoffman ’54
Katherine Cooper Hoffman ’91
Louise Chapman Hoffman ’61
Sally Thomas Hoffman ’66
Virginia Faris Hoffman ’80
Katherine M. Hoffner ’84
Ms. Deborah K. Hogan
Meaghan K. Hogan ’14
Jennifer Frost Holden ’86
Ethel A, Holladay ’83
Katherine Judd Holland
Lucie Stevens Holland ’82
Harriet Broughton Holliday ’73
Paula Hollingsworth-Thomas ’74
Elsbet Smith Hollywood ’04
Constance Grace Holman ’96
Rosalie Gambrill Holman ’85
Bridget O’Reilly Holmes ’83
Sharon Holt and Michael Zuckerman
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney G. Holthaus, Jr.
Jessica L. Holzer ’70
Zeda Elizabeth Homoki-Titus ’94
Maria Garnett Hood ’61
Johana Kelleher Hoofnagle ’93
Kristen B. Hooper ’93
Betsy Benoit Hoover ’65
Dianne Powell Hope ’76
Carter Hunter Hopkins ’68
Cynthia Heye Hopkins ’72
Deborah Ziegler Hopkins ’73
Joanne E. Hopkins ’98
Margaret Ellisor Hopkins ’76
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Horbatt
Laura Lechler Hornef ’96
Leslie A. Hornor ’83
Elizabeth Mason Horsley ’90
Julie M. Horton ’20
Marshá Taylor Horton ’76
Elizabeth B. Hoskinson ’82
Samira Hossain ’05
Hossein and Haideh Partovi Gift Fund, a donor
advised fund of Fidelity Investment Charitable
Gift Fund
Sue B. Hostetler
Karen T. Hott ’91
Laura Swope Hottel ’95
Elizabeth Meade Howard ’60
Elizabeth Traylor Howard ’96
Ruth Faulkner Howe ’48
Mary Costello Howell ’76
Samuel Howell
Sarah Butcher Howell ’95
Mary L. Hubbard ’84
Sarah McCrady Hubbard ’65
Susan Taylor Hubbard ’51
Heidi Wood Huddleston ’60
Nancy Kaufmann Hudec ’72
Laura Thomas Hudson ’95
Susan M. Hudson ’78
Alexandra Hanson Huebner ’92
Martha Bugg Hughes ’72
Mary Farmer Hughes ’00
Pamela C. Hughes ’74
Dayna Avery Hulme ’86
The Hulme Family Foundation
The Humana Foundation, Inc.
Arthur F. Humphrey III
Cissy A. Humphrey ’76
Jacqueline Mabie Humphrey ’60
Rebecca Penny Humphrey ’08
Marion McKee Humphreys ’73
Christine Patten Hundertpfund ’95
Carol Hays Hunley ’81
Barbara Plamp Hunt ’55
Conover Hunt ’68
LuAnn Haag Hunt ’90
Susan Thorndike Hunt ’64
Amy Schroeder Hunter ’95
Louise Lambert Hunter ’77
Steve Huppert
Courtney L. Hurt ’10
Katherine Hoelz Hurt ’11
Kerry Pollock Huskey ’93
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Huth
Alice Wright Hyde ’65
Elizabeth Richmond Hyder ’84
Renee Hylton
Kathleen Meredith Iacobelli ’88
iGive Donors
Ruth Schmidt Igoe ’66
Anna May A. Imbrie ’14
Carolyn Imperato ’93
Inasmuch Foundation
Sarah Paradise Ingber ’68
Lynn Rosemarie Hanna Ingram ’82
Paul Irwin
Isabel Ware Burch Fund, a donor advised fund of
Fidelity Investment Charitable Gift Fund
Sallie D. Iselin
Kim E. Izquierdo ’98
J. M. Huber Corporation
Karen Jackson
Kathleen Kavanaugh Jackson ’89
Nancy Ord Jackson ’53
Alice Preston Jacobs ’68
Andrea Hidalgo Jacobs ’01
Juliet Jacobsen Kastorff ’84
Julie Lindauer Jacobson ’88
Mr. and Mrs. Evan W. Jahos
Maia Free Jalenak ’88
Virginia Moncure Jamerson ’08
Caroline Miller James ’95
Catherine Blaik James ’94
Deanne Dawson James ’86
Elisabeth Widdifield McClung James ’97
Jane Knutson James ’73
Murray Armstrong James ’48
Rebecca Garrett Jamison ’80
Susie Venable Jamison ’61
Jane Frierson Charitable Giving Fund, a donor
advised fund of Fidelity Investment Charitable
Gift Fund
Elizabeth Farmer Jarvis ’76
Margaret Enochs Jarvis ’83
Michelle Francesca J. Jay
Jay and Jennifer Mills Fund at the Community
Foundation of Greater Chattanooga, Inc.
The Jean M. and Benjamin A. Hardesty Fund of
the Ayco Charitable Foundation
Jeff and Julie Harris Family Fund, a donor
advised fund of Fidelity Investment Charitable
Gift Fund
Kathryn McDonald Jenevein ’77
Susan Jester Jenkins ’67
Mr. and Mrs. Russell R. Jensen
Jewish Foundation of Greater New Haven, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Rolf Joerger
Verena M. Joerger ’15
* Deceased
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DONOR HONOR ROLL
Dearing Ward Johns ’63
Abigail R. Johnson ’12
Cynthia Jill Johnson ’72
Mr. and Mrs. Brian E. Johnson
Jennifer Brown Johnson ’02
Margaret K. Johnson ’13
Sallie Small Johnson ’61
Vicky Toof Johnson ’54
Nicole Johnson-Kaler ’96
Jane Johnston
Katherine L. Johnston ’97
Laura Rihl Joiner ’96
Deborah L. Jones ’70
Elizabeth Brooks Jones ’75
Emery Jones ’86
Evelyn Smith Jones ’96
H. Daniel Jones III
Jasmine M.D. Jones ’10
Judith Cowen Jones ’60
Louise Coleman Jones ’51
Mark W. Jones
Kimberly Jones
Sarah C. Jones ’11
Victoria S. Jones ’67
Deborah F. Jordan
Clark Jordan ’96
Charlotte Lykes Jorgensen ’72
Phyllis A. Joyner ’55
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Diane Jumet
Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Kable
Serena Basten Kachinsky ’02
Monika Kaiser ’82 and Richard Baray
Gwen Speel Kaplan ’60
Katherine Knopf Kaplan ’65
Courtney Gross Kappler ’99
Susan Ray Karlson ’76
Katherine Seder Karon ’97
Aimee B. Kass ’79
Anne-Claire Wackenhut Kasten ’98
Erin Elizabeth Katz ’91
Lizbeth L. Kauffman ’82
Kathleen A. Kavanagh ’74
Caitlin A. Keany ’08
Beth Anderson Kearns ’85
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard J. Keating, Jr.
Mary Hope Keating ’81
Alice Mitchell Keister ’70
Briggett J. Keith ’72
Janet Sheppard Kelleher ’75
Nicole Kelleher ’97
Barbara Tillman Kelley ’67
Frances Lane Smith Kelley ’82
Paula Brown Kelley ’78
Adele Laslie Kellman ’67
Daniel H. Kellum
Barbara LaLance Kelly ’70
Catherine Grier Kelly ’75
E. Connor Kelly ’79
Lawson Calhoun Kelly ’70
Stephen Kelly
Jody L. Kelso
Anna Platt Kemper ’64*
Keith Kendrick
Sarah Houston Kenning ’01
Stephanie Maxson Kenyon ’77
Katie Keogh ’88
Mary Stevenson Fontaine Keown ’63
Kathryn Waldrop Kerkering ’70
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald I. Kerley
(Donna C. Kerley ’10)
Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Kerlin
Karen D. Kerlin ’83
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kerschl
Nancy D. Kershner ’90 and William R. Kershner
Debra J. Kertzman ’81
Dianne Wood Keyser ’73
Alexandria Hiribarne Khalsa ’96
Diana Kidane-Mariam ’76
Suzanne Collins Kilborn ’78
Elizabeth J. Kilgallin ’14
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Kilgore
Katherine Ashley Kilgore ’12
Christina Cotter Kilhefner ’98
Kimberly-Clark Foundation
Elizabeth Scott Kimmel ’75
Brenda Darden Kincaid ’68
Caroline Hamilton King ’11
Cary Davis King ’73
Elizabeth Gilkeson King ’93
Elizabeth Markgraf King ’50
Holly Caswell King ’92 and David King
Sarah Strother King ’64
Nancy E. Kirbo-Hollingworth ’05
Karen Steinhardt Kirkbride ’56
Bessie H. and James R. Kirkwood
sbc.edu
* Deceased
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DONOR HONOR ROLL
Katherine A. Kirkwood ’04
Mr. and Mrs. Hal A. Kirven
Mr. and Mrs. Glen E. Kitchen, Jr.
Virginia MacKethan Kitchin ’59
Page M. Kjellstrom ’70
Deborah Davison Klein ’78
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Klein
Lisa Hagan Kliefoth ’79
Michelle Scherrer Klimt ’84
Alicia Zuke Kline ’82
Jean Reeve Klinges ’53
Deborah Dalton Knapp ’78
Sarah Johnston Knoblauch ’74
Rebecca Faxon Knowles ’55
Crayton Benson Knox ’98
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Kocik
Jenny Hogan Koehn ’98
Andrew M. Koenig
Mikaela E. Koetz ’16
Cynthia Pierce Kohlenberger ’84
Ann Elizabeth Knoke Kohudic ’92
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Kolb
Martha Wallker Konvicka ’79
English Griffith Koontz ’95
Ms. Kathryn T. Kotula and Mr. David R. Fronk
Kama Boswell Koudelka ’85
Hannah K. Kowitz ’15
KPMG U. S. Foundation, Inc.
Kelly Kraft-Meyer and Richard G. Meyer
Tamra S. Krahn ’06
Alice Johnson Krendel ’72
Michaela Krohn ’03
Cathleen Cummings Krolczyk ’95
Bruce Watts Krucke ’54
Shannon H. Kuehlwein ’86
James Kulikowski
Jane Shipman Kuntz ’58
The Kuntz Foundation
Allison T. and Dale R. Kunze
KVA Foundation
L3Harris Foundation, Inc
Annie M. Labatt
Peter M. Labombarde
Victoria H. LaBrosse ’06
Anne Richardson Lackey ’90
Caroline P. Lacy ’14
Ashley Jean Rogers LaGanga ’05
Alice Cutting Laimbeer ’83
Aileen H. Laing ’57
Heather McPheeters Lake ’10
Dorothy S. Lakner
Victoria Munn and Bruce Lamb
Karen Holt Ashworth Lambert ’89
Adria M. Lande ’96
Alexandra L. Lane ’16
Anna T. Lane
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Lang
Hibernia Cuthbert Langley ’73
Diane Stephenson Lankford ’67
Willie Ann Newbury Lansing ’62
Elizabeth M. Larabell
Reyhan Tansal Larimer ’62
Cara Ardemagni LaRoche ’92
Kirsten Vold Larsen ’84
Mary Pat Behnke Larsen ’66
Andrew L. Larson
Jeannine Petersen Laskey ’75
Wesley Powell Lassen ’89
Linda McGuire Last ’58
Nancy Dew Lathrop ’67
Irfan Lorraine Kiratli Latimer ’90
Lynn M. Laufenberg
Melissa Carrington Laurie ’86
Christina Lawes
Caro Lawrence ’79
Josephine Shaw Lawson ’70
Kathryn Elizabeth Lawson ’04
Laura Connerat Lawton ’62
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Leach
Amy A. Leake ’96
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel G. Leake
Jennifer A. Lear ’99
Sammie Goyne Leary ’82
Susan Cash Leazer ’82
Martha Dabney Leclere ’54
Carolyn M. Leddy ’98
Donna Mihalik Gelagotis Lee ’78
Sally Uptegrove Lee ’71
Nancy Fink Leeds ’57
Frances Johnson Lee-Vandell ’64
Daniel A. Leggett
Maren Howard Leggett ’95
Rachel Anne Bostain Legum ’03
Susan C. Lehman
Olympia A. K. LeHota ’20
Lynda Leibel ’82
Leslie Braginetz Lemish ’89
Bridget McGlynn Lengyel ’85
Laurie I. Lenkel ’76
Olivia Anne McGregor Leon ’65
Harriet Ivey Leonard ’80
Keedie Grones Leonard ’76
Jessica E. Leonardi ’07
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Leslie
Dorothy Wood Letts ’50
Emmy Sau Han Leung ’89
Christine Eng Leventhal ’73
Jane L. Levy
Karen Harcum Levy ’86
Cortney D. Lewandowski ’12
Jane Garst Lewis ’61
Jean G. Lewis ’87
Jeanne H. E. Lewis ’83
Lynn D. Lewis
Sarah E. Lewis
Annamarie Lichtenberg ’13
Lorie Teeter Lichtlen ’82
Camelot J. Lindauer ’93
Nancy Robinson Lindberg ’78
Sarah M. Lindemann ’13
Karin I. Lindgren ’75
Beth Daniel Lindsay
Elizabeth R. Lindsey ’86
Lex Lindsey
Susan Lindsey
Shelley Gearhart Lindstrom ’67
Christina K. Link ’02
Betty Mundy Littrell ’52
Astrid M. B. Liverman ’98
Eric Liverman
Gail P. Lloyd ’60
Tim W. Loboschefski
Jennifer Beck Locke ’96
Stacey Sickels Locke ’88
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Peggy Jean Fossett Lodeesen ’58
Catherine London Clayton ’99
Jean Morris Long ’54
Mary E. Long
Randi Miles Long ’66
Savannah Humphrey Long ’05
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond C. Lonick
Beatrice Dingwell Loos ’46
Harrah Lord ’66
Hannah Lott
Kristin Martin Lough ’04
Amy T. Louthan ’97
Christine Love ’70
Virginia Page Love ’50
Sally Gray Lovejoy ’80
Nancy Morrow Lovell ’52
Candida Connard Low ’68
Julia Fort Lowe ’63
Katharine Tilghman Lowe ’57
Kristen Whitney Lowrey ’87
Christine Smith Lowry ’57
Martha Riggs Lowry ’83
Ann Key Lucas ’78
Jerry Dreisbach Ludeke ’54
Mary F. Ludington ’76
Kerry Thacker Ludolph ’97
Virginia Timmons Ludwick ’53
Jennifer Lynn Luffman ’02
Catherine A. Lumsden ’78
Betty Phillips Lupton ’58
Michele Williams Lusby ’91
Elizabeth Hanger Luther ’65
Barney Walker Lutsk ’65
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Lydick
Mary Lynn Lyle ’67
Ferrell Lyles ’07
Mary Stollenwerck Lynch ’63
Patricia Sparks Lyndon ’68
Elizabeth Francke Lynn ’74
Mr. and Mrs. Jack E. Lynn
Jennifer N. Lynn ’06
Nancy Coppedge Lynn ’61
* Deceased
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DONOR HONOR ROLL
Megan Coffield Lyon ’80
Prof. and Mrs. John D. Lyons
Christina Savage Lytle ’88
Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. MacDonald III
Mary Steketee MacDonald ’62
Faith Bullis Mace ’61
Sarah C. Machinist ’01
Whitney W. Machnik ’85
Madeleine J. MacIntire ’10
Amber L. MacKay ’15
William MacKenzie
Elizabeth Eisinger Mackes ’86
Julie Whitehurst MacKinlay ’66
Brooke Hamilton MacKinnon ’62
Katherine M. Macklin ’13
Monna Simpson MacLellan ’51
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce H. MacLeod
Nancy E. MacMeekin ’65
Nivin Snyder MacMillan ’65
Eileen MacMurtrie-Zuckerman ’96
Tonia W. Macneil ’68
Marion MacRae ’67
MacRae Family Foundation Fund of ACT
for Alexandria
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Madden
Diane Magasich
Kathryn Thilking Maginnis ’73
Aoife Magner ’19
Cecilia J. Mahan ’19
Katherine Cooley Maher ’68
Monica C. Mahoney ’89
Jennifer Schmidt Major ’99
Ann Vandersyde Malbon ’80
Ann South Malick ’75
Barbara E. Mallett ’79
Elizabeth Malley-Lowe ’86
Margaret Milnor Mallory ’76
Ann Marie E. Beatty Malone ’90
Frances Redmond Malone ’77
Jane A. Maloney ’74
Megan C. Maloney ’08
Laura A. Mangus ’89
Sue Corning Mann ’49
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Mannen, Jr.
Megan C. Manubay ’08
Alexandra Stewart Manwarren ’94
Cynthia Wacholtz Marbut ’86
Marie C. Reed Foundation, a donor advised fund
of Fidelity Investment Charitable Gift Fund
Nancy Blackwell Marion ’74
Mark and Ieke Scully Charitable Fund, a donor
advised fund of Fidelity Investment Charitable
Gift Fund
Markham Charitable Gift Fund, a donor advised
fund of Fidelity Investment Charitable
Gift Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Felix D. Markham IV
Olivia Ungerer Marschall ’06
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
Anne R.h Marshall ’77
Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Marshall
Diana E. Marshall ’04
Janet Monroe Schumann Marshall ’56
Victoria A. Marshall ’10
Barbara D. Martin ’01
Jamie Planck Martin ’81
Jesse K. Martin ’02
Laura Rose Martin ’91
Michelle Janiak Martin ’97
Molly Dunn Martin ’73
Stella Wright Martin ’77
Mercedith Nuesca Martineau ’05
Delia E. Martinez
Linda J. Martinez
Marcia Brandenburg Martinson ’74
Elizabeth Eager Marvel ’05
Judith Harbottle Maselli ’68
Susan Hickman Mason ’95
Lourine Mays Massie ’67
Mary McCall Mastin ’67
Elinor Vorys Matchneer ’54
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Mather
Mary Matheson ’68
Ann C. Mathews ’69
Deyanne Passarello Mathews ’75
Melanie Stembal Mathews ’68
Kathryn Carroll Mathewson ’66
Mr. and Mrs. Richard V. Mattingly, Jr.
Nancy Cunningham Mauck ’83
Helen Chatt Mauney ’10
Kristin Liljegren Maurice ’92
Laura Maus
Emory Furniss Maxwell ’74
Judy Addison Mayberry ’67
Olivia Benedict Maynard ’58
Nickcole K. Maynard-Errami
Mr. and Mrs. James Mayo-Pitts
Cathy Cash Mays ’84
Erin G. Mays ’05
Mary U. Mazgaj ’09
Caitlin Webber Mazzucca ’04
Virginia Tripp McAdams ’05
Wendilynn Wood McAfee ’81
Ann McAllister-Thomas ’87
Linda Lee McAndrew ’64
Eleanor Vawter McBride ’05
Cynthia Hardy McCabe ’75
Erlend Carlton McCaffree ’54
Lenetta Archard McCampbell ’85
Deborah Koss McCarthy ’77
Shannon M. McCarthy ’16
Barbara J. McCleave-Long ’72
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. McClellan
Kate Gorman McClung ’11
Polly Parker McClure ’83
Elizabeth Parker McColl ’63
Judy A. McComb ’90
Gary McCombs
Meredith L. McCool
Kerrie H. McCoy
Elizabeth Waring McCracken ’02
Amelia W. McDaniel ’94
Nancy Moss McDaniel ’65
Emily Quinn McDermott ’80
Kathryn Mendelson McDonald ’60
Estate of Nancy M. McDonal ’53*
Susan Strong McDonald ’65
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel McDonough
Ellen Sellers McDowell ’77
Elizabeth K. McElroy ’16
Mary E. McElroy ’84
Sorrel Mackall McElroy ’59
Aline Rex McEvoy ’65
Christine M. McFadden ’82
Fiona M. McFadden ’12
Jane A. McFaddin ’73
Ashley Johnson McGee ’03
Joan M. McGettigan ’83
Karis L. McGill
Nancy C. McGill
K. Holly McGlothlin ’78
Martha McGrady and Yeong K. Loke
Sarah Kennedy McGroarty ’77
Thelma Houk McGrory ’57
Maureen K. McGuire ’06
Catherine Roberts McHaney ’55
Comber R. McHugh ’86
Sarane C. McHugh ’81
Alice McInnis ’73
Roland G. McIntosh
Janine Brockie McKee ’70
Virginia Ready McKeel ’62
Lauren Friend McKelvey ’03
Bernadean Gupton McKelway ’78
Becky Mulvihill McKenna ’78
Kay Branch McKenzie ’58
Stephanie Lyon Pratt McKinney ’91
Sarah E. McLemore ’08
Kathryn Cunningham McMahon ’97
Elizabeth J. McMartin ’79
Mary Clare Briscoe McNatt ’76
Barbara Bailey McNeal ’68
Leyte C. McNealus ’18
Ms. Lisa McNealus
Carolyn Ream McPheeters ’82
Sheila M. McWilliams ’92
Frances DeSaussure Meade ’68
Robert S. Meade
Caren Joanna Meade-Runaldue ’06
Lola Brock Meakin ’77
Katherine Turner Mears ’53
Medica Health Insurance
Rebecca Bottomley Meeker ’71
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Meeks
Miriam Washabaugh Meglan ’71
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Meighan
Linda Pattberg Meixner ’68
sbc.edu
* Deceased
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DONOR HONOR ROLL
Bethany M. Melendy ’09
Cecelia Clark Melesco ’75
Anne F. Melton ’57
Susan C. Mengden ’80
Meryl B. Menon
Karen Black Meredith ’80
Angela Elliott Merrick ’98
Karen Ayers Merritt ’88
Amy Bryan Merselis ’91
Jane Jamison Messer ’59
Mary Watt Messer ’83
Helene Mewborn
Louellen Brooks Meyer ’85
Patricia Stanton Meyer ’61
Petsy Gautier Mezey ’55
Deborah Glazier Michael ’62
Scott Michaels
Amy Daugherty Michel ’96
Marianne Micros ’65
Carolyn Grant Milden ’88
Lucy Chapman Millar ’83
Barbara Yocom Miller ’63
Carolyn Eney Miller ’03
Chasity Clarke Miller ’04
Jeannette Bush Miller ’71
Mr. and Mrs. James Miller
Kathryn Montz Miller ’69
Mariah M Miller ’17
Nancy Morris Miller ’83
Sharon Resener Miller ’81
Stephen N. Miller
Laura McGlamery Million ’96
Mr. and Mrs. James Mills
Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Milone
Julia Walton Milstead ’86
Meri T. Minatel-Schreiber ’89
Catherine Hollberg Minor ’90
Minor Foundation, Inc.
Katharine Shaw Minton ’52
Julie Harju Misakinis ’99
Jennifer Green Mitchell ’86
Molly F. Mitchell ’06
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Mittelholtz
Jennifer W. Mix ’15
Sarah Bonham Mohle ’77
Kelly Schmitt Molique ’94
Sue Monk and Joe Monk
Mary Gillespie Monroe ’67
Sarah Smith Freeman Monroe ’75
Mr. and Mrs. Carrington Montague
Susan Taylor Montague ’59
Montague Family Fund at the Generosity Trust
Hailey Beaudry Montalbano ’16
Jackelinne Montero-Sharpe ’13
A. Elizabeth Montgomery ’75
Mr. and Mrs. Raphael B. Montgomery
Tonya Grudier Montgomery ’98
Isobel Alice Moody ’06
Catherine Taylor Moore ’78
Franklin Moore
Maria Kitchin Moore ’04
Mary Varn Moore ’72
Sally Hamilton Moore ’61
Kimberly Roda Moorhead ’95
Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Mooza
Diana W. Moran
Katie F. Whitmire ’08
Hannah Craighill Morehead ’79
Arielle S. Morgan ’15
Mr. and Mrs. John Luther Morgan III
Mitzi L. Morgan ’85
Robin Hendrickson Morgan ’95
Susan E. Morgan ’94
Lena M. Morrill ’11
Patricia Morrill
Alicia Markham Morris ’02
Drs. Susan and David Morris
Laurel R. Morris
Marilyn Garabrant Morris ’66
Michele R. Morris
Miriam Baker Morris ’83
Morris Family Foundation
Sara J. Morrison ’86
Melissa Cope Morrissette ’83
John Morrissey
Margaret Moran Morrow ’67
Elvira Whitehead Morse ’48
Katherine W. Morse ’01
Kristen Johnson Mortensen ’09
Caperton Morton ’85
Mary Payne Morton ’64
Margaret Mundy Mosby ’62
Barbara Mosegard-Diamond and
David M. Diamond
Marguerite McKee Moss ’66
Virginia Blair Moss ’98
Virginia Harsh Mossburg ’83
Lorelei Bahret Mote ’94
Victoria A. Mott ’13
Cynthia Stover Motyka ’80
Joy Reynolds Mouledoux ’84
Mr. and Mrs. Frank F. Mountcastle, Jr.
Patricia Mountrey ’68
Ellen Murphy Clement Mouri ’80
Sarah Mouri ’06
* Deceased
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DONOR HONOR ROLL
Jim Mozingo
Mr. Mark Gilkey, donor-advised fund at the
National Philanthropic Trust
Sutapa Mukherjee ’93
Meredith Davis Mulhern ’99
Anne Carroll Mulholland ’56
Amy E. Mullen ’02
Audrey H. Mullen ’89
Mr. and Mrs. Mike G. Mullins
Patti Snodgrass Mullins ’82
Carole E. Munn ’67
Monica Brown Munnings ’98
Dagmar Stoll Murphy ’64
Elizabeth Burdge Murphy ’75
Margaret Foley Murphy ’03
Mary Jo Petree Murphy ’70
Bettina Patterson Murray ’64
Caroline Tuttle Murray ’71
Christine Kulczycki Murray ’68
Courtney Cash Mustin ’68
Katherine Johnston Myatt ’64
Katharine Vaughan Myers ’06
Margaret Gillmer Myers ’66
Suzanne Solberg Nagle ’70
Catherine Crowell Latimore Namorato ’96
Frederika Merriman Naylor ’55
Emma M. Neave ’12
Candace Sheffield Neilson ’73
Catherine Osuna Neis ’97
Anne Garrity Nelson ’79
Howard P. Nelson
Jennifer M.Gaudette Nelson ’95
Kristin Chapdelaine Nelson ’08
Susannah M. Nevison
New York Life Foundation
Anna L. Newberg ’11
Beth Ann Trapold Newton ’86
Judith Newton
Louise C. Newton ’82
Thu Pham Nguyen ’52
Martha Clay Nichols ’56
Susan Carr Nickel ’86
Karen Gonya Nickles ’86
Britton Hassell Nielsen ’67
Diana Crandall Nielsen ’84
Tennessee Nielsen ’76
Catherine Winship Nihem ’95
Molly Reeb Nissman ’77
Nancy Nix-Karnakis ’63
Elizabeth Coggeshall Nock ’58
Louise Konsberg Noll ’44
Mr. and Mrs. David Nolton
Anne Garrett Norloff ’72
Mary Kyger Norman ’70
Mary Humelsine Norment ’68
David Norris
Dorsey Tillett Northrup ’75
Julie Seibels Northup ’68
Jean Notestein ’86
Loretta Fitzgerald Nowlan ’77
Virginia Marchant Noyes ’59
Ann Shipper Oates ’71
Donald R. Ober
Ashley Peeples Oberlin ’89
Martha Bulkley O’Brien ’59
Anita McVey O’Connor ’73
Cecily B. O’Connor
Denise Wisell O’Connor ’71
Eleanor R. O’Connor ’07
Mr. Lawrence N. Odence H’55
(Susanna Bernard Odence ’55*)
Patricia Tucker O’Desky ’75
Kerry S. O’Donnell ’93
Magnolia F. O’Donnell ’18
Linda J. Odum ’72
Ashley Thorner Oelrich ’96
Janet Richards Oikawa ’75
Deborah Mutch Olander ’76
Josephine Noland Old ’66
Old Dominion Box Foundation, Inc.
Deborah Fischer Oleisky ’85
Shelley M. Oliver ’98
Shirley M. Oliver ’84
Alicia Roddy Olsen ’02
Emily N. Olson ’07
Mr. and Mrs. James A. O’Neal, Jr.
Megan C. O’Neal ’08
Nora S. Oney ’92
Dina R. Orbison ’00
Kimberly A. Orchowski ’15
Aelica Ingenthron Orsi ’92
Mary Beth Miller Orson ’86
Amy Boyce Osaki ’83
Mary A. Osborn ’73
Douwina Osinga
Mr. and Mrs. Albert V. Osterholm, Jr.
Amy M. Ostroth
Dejerianne Ostrow ’96
Drucilla Springer Oswalt ’78
Peggy Morrison Outon ’72
Caroline Heltzel Overstreet ’12
Elizabeth Donald Owen ’89
Carolyn Birbick Ownby ’80
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Oybkhan
Ann Prichard Pace ’61
Elizabeth Conner Pace ’86
Barbara Rose Page ’83
Janet L. Page ’87
Jennifer Trzupek Pala ’96
Mr. and Mrs. Carmen J. Palermo
Mara G. Pandolfo
Kathleen “kp” Papadimitriou ’84
Christina Johnson Pappas ’08
Kathy Gagnon Pappas ’81
Virginia Conley Pappas ’73
Leila Kucewicz Parham ’63
Constance C. Paris ’99
Julia Paris ’99
Mary Morris Park ’04
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry A. Parker
Julie Parker
Patricia V. Parker ’75
Elizabeth Pidgeon Parkinson ’64
Rebecca L. Parrish ’18
Megan Fletcher Parry ’96
Haideh Khosrowshahi Partovi ’74
Renis Siner Paton ’55
Maggie Saylor Patrick ’07
Margaret Pittman Patterson ’67
Olivia Cantey Patton ’53
Lindsay Eneguess Paulette ’11
Marie-Elysse B. Paulhus ’01
Susan Verbridge Paulson ’76
Leslie Davis Paxton ’62
Brenda Childress Payne ’88
Stacey Eisenberg Payne ’94
Aimee Armentrout Peacemaker ’99
Lucy Eubank Peak ’77
Franklin V. Peale, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John Pearce
Sarah W. Pearre ’48
Mr. and Mrs. Larry E. Pearson
Parker Shultis Pearson ’90
Angelina M. Peck ’14
Barbara Behrens Peck ’78
Patricia L. Peckol
Mr. and Mrs. David Peebles
Peebles Family Foundation
Sally Shapard Peek ’82
Carolyn Clark Pegg ’63
Emily Pegues ’00
Carol Cole Pelzer ’65
Hallie Pence
Elizabeth Few Penfield ’60
Andrea Pearson Pennington ’66
Jacqueline C. Penny ’71
Virginia Stanford Perdue ’69
Tia Trout Perez ’02
Adlyn M. Perez-Figueroa ’08
Susan Morck Perrin ’67
Christa M. Perry ’96
Julie Boothe Perry ’58
Julia Huntington Pesek ’86
Melanie Chriscoe Peters ’97
Sarah M. Peters
C. Gregg Petersmeyer
Ruth Magee Peterson ’51
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Petrie
Olivia Hardin Pettifer ’86
Lauretta Scovel Pfeifer ’84
Mr. and Mrs. Danny E. Pfeiffer
Darelle A. Pfeiffer ’98
Christine Weiss Pfeil ’74
Pfizer Inc.
Barbara J. Phaup
Andrea Peterson Philips-Bramham ’76
Emily Vermilya Phillips ’08
sbc.edu
* Deceased
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DONOR HONOR ROLL
Mr. and Mrs. George G. Phillips, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs.Wayne Phillips
Laura Haskell Phinizy ’65
Kristen File Phoenix ’93
Rachel A. Pietsch
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Pike
Ruth R. Pillow
Hannah L. Pillsbury ’74
Helen Raney Pinckney ’66 and
C. Cotesworth Pinckney
Lauren Martin Pinion ’06
Lezlie Varisco Pinto ’87
Kathleen Abel Pione ’93
Nancy Mortensen Piper ’74
Angelia Pippin
Chloe Lansdale Pitard ’61
Bonnie L. Pitman ’68
Briana Beckham Pitt ’04
Pitts Giving Fund, a donor advised fund of
Fidelity Investment Charitable Gift Fund
Amy Jo Downing Pitts ’99
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Pitts
Rebecca Seabrook Pitts ’78
Ruth Carpenter Pitts ’58
Kathleen S. Placidi
Heather L. Plank ’96
Wendi Brunell Plenge ’82
PNC Bank Foundation
Janice E. Pogue ’71
Dana Bordvick Poleski ’98
Mr. and Mrs. Dale W. Polley, Sr.
Virginia Spangler Polley ’76
Sally-Ann Polson-Slocum ’78
Saynor Johnson Ponder ’57
Emily L. Poore ’99
Michelle L. Poore ’04
Ardis Fratus Porter ’48
Catherine T. Porter ’68
Elisabeth Scott Porter ’64
Terri Brockwell Porter ’91
Kirsten A. Porter-Stransky ’09
April Collins Potterfield ’96
Jane G. Potts ’73
Thom Potts
Averala Paxton Poucher ’57
Anne Litle Poulet ’64
Catherine C. Powell ’95
Judith B. Powell ’69
Lisa J. Powell
Margaret Morris Powell ’54
Joan Powers ’70
Ann Crompton Tippin Prestney ’71
Elizabeth Cone Preston ’78
Jennifer Preston
Christine Mendel Prewitt ’73
Anne Osterholm ’96 and Gregory Pribble
Laura Walters Price ’99
Mary Lanford Price ’91
Rachel Baltus Price ’96
Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
Catherine Slatinshek Prillaman ’76
Pringle-Read Endowment of Coastal Community
Martha Bennett Pritchett Conner ’68
Elizabeth Proctor ’84
Mr. and Mrs. James Proctor
Cynthia Gridley Pruden ’71
Cynthia Bumgardner Puckett ’98
Sarah Scales Puckett ’95
Virginia Stevens Purcell ’72
M. Claire McDonnell Purnell ’81
Deborah Purvis ’93
Serena K. Putegnat ’98
PwC Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Leslie Heye Quarrier ’62
Consuelo Martinez Quattrocchi ’82
James B. Query
Elena Quevedo ’83
Meredith Borst Quillman ’78
Catherine Catlett Quinlan ’76
Stacey Hannan Quinn ’89
Mayalin Quinones ’16
Melissa Murray Quinones ’87
Jennifer Rae ’82
Catherine Raeder
Wallis Wickham Raemer ’70
Marcia Pollock Ragsdale ’70
Carolyn Rogers Rainbow ’70
Caroline G. Rainey ’10
Lynn Rainville
Janet M. Rakoczy ’78
Walter Ramberg
Shanti Ramesh ’06
Kimberly Riccardi Ramsey ’73
Laura B. Ramsey ’96
Maryce Ramsey Ramsey ’82
Victoria Mills Ramsey ’13
Kearsley R. Rand ’81
Mary Clemens Randolph ’70
Molly F. Randolph ’67
Sarah Rebentisch Randolph ’74
Dianna Yaeger Rankin ’66
Mary Kendig Rankin ’70
Elizabeth Wilbun Ranson ’99
Pamela J. Rasche ’73
Nancy Pesek Rasenberger ’51
Carolyn King Ratcliffe ’60
Mary Scott Rauch ’62
Jennifer Parker Raudenbush ’95
Elizabeth D. Rawles ’75
Katherine Rose Rawls ’75
Mary Lyman Ray ’71
Shannon Young Ray ’84
Melissa Gail Raymond ’12
Raytheon Company
Cynthia Rakow Readyhough ’96
Anna Carmichael Redding ’99
Gretchen Armstrong Redmond ’55
Marie Louise Carney Reed ’62
Nancy Bullard Reed ’66
Noreen Conover Reed ’73
Scarlett L. Reel ’13
Eleanor Crossley ’67
Kathryn Ingham Reese ’88
Catherine D. Reeve ’88
Lynn Croft Reeves ’81
Jessica Reeves
Suzanne Evans Reeves ’68
Elisabeth Burwell Reichard ’84
Tacy Bolton Reid ’06
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald P. Reidy
Sarah Reidy ’96
Diane Dale Reiling ’73
Anna M. Reilly ’95
Mr. and Mrs. Rodger A. Reinhart
Ann Moore Remington ’44
Alicia M. Renfrow ’03
Page Munroe Renger ’67
Mary B. Rewcastle
Imogen Slade Rex ’96
Amy Cook Rexrode ’97
Anne Leavell Reynolds ’63
Mr. and Mrs. Kerry Reynolds
Charla Leonard Reynolds ’72
Marguerite Morgan Reynolds ’65
Nina R. Rezai ’14
Vanessa K. Rhodes ’90
Daniela N. Ricci ’95
Amanda L. Rice ’00
Melanie Holland Rice ’76
Michael D. Richards
June Lee Richardson ’86
Robbin Richardson ’71
Meredith K. Richel ’05
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Richel
Victoria Clarendon Richter ’80
Rebekah E. Ricksecker
Deborah Luby Rie ’68
Melissa Greenwood Riemer ’75
Marguerita Chandler Riggall ’68
Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. Rihl
The Riley Fund of TIAA Charitable Inc
Amy Waite Riley ’93
Elizabeth Hansbrough Riley ’13
Hollylane Riley ’06
Dana G. Ripperton ’05
Jennifer Lauren Mooney Risey ’93
Carroll Weitzel Rivers ’57
Mr. and Mrs. Dean H. Rizzo
Alice Haywood Robbins ’65
Joanne Hicks Robblee ’70
Sabryna McClung Roberson ’93
Roberts and Allison Brokaw Family Fund, a
donor advised fund of Fidelity Investment
Charitable Gift Fund
Angela Grisby Roberts ’03
Sarah Dennis Roberts ’96
Brooke Robertson
* Deceased
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Katie Clarkson Robertson ’97
Edith Brooke Robertson ’50
Lisa Nelson Robertson ’76
Acacia Marie Salazar Robinson ’15
Deborah Schmidt Robinson ’89
Captain and Mrs. Evan D. Robinson
Julie Dopheide Robinson ’13
Kathryn Robinson Hillestad ’89
Elise Carlen Robison ’84
Patricia A. Robison
Nicole B. Roca
Madeline Hodges Rodriguez ’13
Sarah Weigel Rodriguez ’89
Emma Matheson Roe ’57
Rebecca Yerkes Rogers ’52
Thomas A. Rogers
Kelli M. Rogowski ’99
Susan Castle Rolewick ’74
Melissa Rollosson and William Murphy
Elizabeth Thomas Rook ’80
Frances A. Root ’80
Mary Ann Mellen Root ’53
Barbara Burns Roper ’64
Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Rora
Nan Locke Rosa ’53
Rachelle Colquitt Rose ’97
Jennifer Memmott Rosenberg ’86
Carla L. Rosenbloom and H. David Rosenbloom
Jean Platt Rospondek ’73
Amy Biathrow Ross ’94
Thomas Roth
Nancy Buckey Rothacker ’86
Jennifer A. Rotman ’84
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Roulston
Susan Hight Rountree ’59
Gary Maxwell Rousseau ’56
Wendy Wise Routh ’75
Edna Rogers Rowe ’56
Megan Thomas Rowe ’01
Mary Davis Roxer ’04
Donna Daniels Rubin ’76
Jennifer Smith Rucker ’96
Cynthia Rucker-Staton
Paige Kaylor Ruddy ’10
Eden L. Rue ’89
Raymond G. Ruff
Erin A. Ruffead ’05
Susan T. Ruhl
Meriwether Hagerty Rumrill ’59
Russell Family Charitable Fund, a donor
advised fund of Fidelity Investment
Charitable Gift Fund
Caitlin Sundby Russell ’94
Cornelia S. Russell
Lauranah Ison Russell ’03
Michael Russell
Dr. and Mrs. Robin O. Russell
Susan Clay Russell ’81
Fleming Parker Rutledge ’59
Jane Taylor Ryan ’66
Kathleen A. Ryan ’75
Kathleen E. Ryan ’08
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Ryan
Shanna P. Ryan ’08
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Ryan
Eugenia Bull Ryner ’67
Nicole M. Sabovik ’19
Miles Sadler
Arthur Saint-Aubin
Lee Grzybowski Sakowicz ’86
Sarah Andres Sale ’90
Alicia Laing Salisbury ’61
Hilary Harris Salley ’87
Khristian K. Salters ’12
Jessica Salvatore
Magdalena Salvesen ’65
Margaret Lyle Samdahl ’72
Courtney L. Sames ’06
Jane Hubbard Sams ’79
Nicholas E. Sanders
Heather McGowen Sanford ’91
Julia Grosvenor Sanford ’80
Lee Addison Sanford ’73
Caroline A. Sapp ’09
Margaret Jenkins Sapp ’97
Margaret Elizabeth Stookey Sargent ’88
Jessica McCarthy Sarolli ’08
Molly Haskell Sarris ’61
Jennifer M. Sauer
Deborah Hooker Sauers ’74
Catherine Callender Sauls ’86
Yolanda L. Davis Saunders ’96
Elma L. Savage ’68
Robert. E. Savage (Ann Orr Savage ’48*)
Anne S. Bigham
Mr. and Mrs. Fred R. Savitz
Diana Simrell Savory ’66
Elizabeth Miller Sayler ’55
SC Johnson Wax Fund, Inc.
Laura J. Schaefer ’07
Kathryn Smith Schauer ’56
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy L. Schauer
Deborah Byers Schechter ’72
Katherine Maxwell Schellhammer ’95
Patricia Whelan Schenck ’82
Linda Mae Visocan Scherr ’87
Mariann Schick
Christina Bacchiani Schieffelin ’68
Gracie Tredwell Schild ’82
Katherine Vuicich Schinasi ’74
Georgia Schley Ritchie ’80
Kathryn Sell Schlosberg ’59
L. Angelyn Schmid ’87
Jennifer Wiley Schmidt ’06
Julia M. Schmitz, PhD ’03
Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Schmitz
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar W. Schneider, Jr.
Linda-Jean Smith Schneider ’76
Leslie Caroll Cantrell Schoeffel ’87
Elliott Graham Schoenig ’76
Alexa T. Schriempf ’97
Vikki A. Schroeder ’87
Holly Zweigler Schroeter ’65
Judith Greer Schulz ’61
Kathleen Cochran Schutze ’73
Dawn Leary Schwarting ’95
Nancy Hatch Schwartzmiller ’79
Glenn Scott
Joyce M. Scott ’05
sbc.edu
* Deceased
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DONOR HONOR ROLL
Nancy Pendergrass Scott ’67
Cornelia Harrison Scribner ’62
Angela M. Scully ’77
Ieke Osinga Scully ’78
Alexandra R. Seal ’12
Stella Mae Renchard Seamans ’67
Mabelle Garrard Seawright ’58
Robin H. Seay
Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Sedelow, Jr.
Carolyn Williams Seeling ’77
Bonnie L. Seitz ’01
Mira Selm
Anne Frierman Sewell ’84
Antoinette F. Seymour
Cannie Crysler Shafer ’78
Harriet Houston Shaffer ’64
Dayna Kinnard Shah ’70
Lisa Brundage Shapiro ’77
Janeen K. Sharma ’96
Elizabeth Cahill Sharman ’84
Rosemary Smith Sharp ’67
Mary MacKenzie Shaw ’61
Joan Markey Shaw ’76
Margaret Haley Sheehan ’77
Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. Shelburn, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Eric E. Shenker
Nancy Anderson Shepard ’55
Cindy Harper Sherrell ’88
Mary Alexander Sherwood ’53
Julia Shields ’62
Beverly O. Shivers
Margaret Shortlidge ’06
Anne Whitney Bay Shuck ’89
Megan E. Shuford ’16
Will Shumadine
Heather McKoy Shumaker ’94
Heather D. Shumaker ’04
Betsy Shure Gross ’62
Penelope Steketee Sidor ’66
Jane Slack Sigloh ’56
Monica Signoretti ’00
Mr.* and Mrs. John V. Silcox, Jr.
(Susanna Judd Silcox ’52)
Elizabeth Perkinson Simmons ’78
Margaret Lawrence Simmons ’49
Sophie Simonard ’98
Diana K. Simpson ’08
Ann Connolly Simpson ’80
Louis Burns and Susan D. Sinclair
Mary Todd Singh ’59
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Sinner
Judith Siskind
Betty C. Skeen ’07
Sara E. Skoglund ’99
Ginger Carter Skoog ’97
Patricia S. Skufca ’84
Skyemar Foundation
Carter Van Deventer Slatery ’49
Dawn W. Slekis ’08
Carey Thomas Slesinger ’74
Emily Hunter Slingluff ’55
David Sloan
Kristen Swenson Sloop ’93
Deborah B. Slutz ’10
Wylie Jameson Small ’83
Catherine Brownlee Smeltzer ’59
Stephanie Wilt Smirnov ’88
Aimee Olivia Nelson Smith ’82
Albert J. Smith
Amy K. Smith ’79
Ann Whittingham Smith ’52
Ann R. Smith ’74
Anne G. Smith ’86
Bethannie Swisher Smith ’01
Blair Beebe Smith ’87
Charles Lee Smith III
Elizabeth Glass Smith ’70
Elizabeth Oakley Smith ’73
Ellen Bryan Tozzer Smith ’87
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon S. Smith
Hallie Darby Smith ’67
Jade Smith ’16
Katharyn Kelly Smith ’76
Lochrane Coleman Smith ’76
Margaret Lotterhos Smith ’54
Olivia T. Smith ’14
Ruth Sanders Smith ’54
Sheila Haskell Smith ’61
Teresa Powell Smith ’82
Nancy Gayle Smith-Jackson ’82
Alice Allen Smyth ’62
Stephanie Snead ’81
Susanne Williams Snead ’64
Martha Loftin Snell ’07
Judith Whitacre Snider ’62
Andrea Beerman Sonfield ’68
Judith J. SoRelle
Lorna Allen Sorley ’68
Caroline Birdsall Sory ’61
Katherine Blythe Southerland ’69
Susan Moorman Southworth ’66
Epiphany D. Soward ’15
Nancy Lumpkin Sowers ’89
Tracy Glaves Spalding ’84
Judith Dunn Spangenberg ’64
Janine Sparacio
Katherine Lemming Sparkman ’99
Karol Kroetz Sparks ’73
Heather-Anne Speer ’06
Rosalind Ray Spell ’74
Arthur H. Sperry
Virginia B. Spigener ’84
Cora Morningstar Spiller ’50*
Monica Saumweber Spillias ’73
Joan Hobbs Spisso ’72
Marian Spivey-Estrada ’01
Laura Saunders Spratley ’66
C. Allen Sprinkle
Ingrid Weirick Squires ’86
Amy B. St. John ’06
Carol Ann Leslie St. John ’75
Alexandra M. St. Pierre ’12
Wenllian Jenkins Stallings ’47
Caville Stanbury-Woolery ’06
Jane Johnson Stanek ’68
DJ Stanhope ’81
David Stanley
Virginia Williams Stanley ’66
Mr. and Mrs. James Beach Stanton
(Christina Benson Stanton ’97)
Margaret Stanton
Wendy Congdon Stanton ’77
State Farm Companies Foundation
Caroline Coleman Stautberg ’62
Clélie D. D. Steckel and Joshua A. Barrow
Jane Street Steele ’56
Kathleen Pretzfelder Steele ’73
Linda Lucas Steele ’75
Tracy L. Steele ’92
Ann Maricle Stefano ’78
Ashley Kraas Steinberg ’91
Celia Newberg Steingold ’68
Elina Stelman
Stephen and Clara Smiley Fund, a donor advised
fund of Fidelity Investment Charitable Gift Fund
Aja Grosvenor Stephens ’02
Jocelyn M. Stephens ’11
Patricia Cesak Stephenson ’73
Dr. and Mrs. Steven L. Stephenson
Annie Ward Stern ’66
Amanda Davis Stevens ’02
Catherine McNease Stevens ’86
Elizabeth Little Stevens ’77
Stacy McKimm Stevens ’97
James Steward
Alice Fales Stewart ’64
Patricia C. Stewart
Prof. and Mrs. Philip Stewart
Charlotte Snead Stifel ’52
Judith Bensen Stigle ’67
Nedra Greer Stimpson ’51
Sharon Halsey Stiteler ’73
Alison Stockdale ’00
Mary Copeland Stockton ’96
Anne Stoddard ’68
Anne Green Stone ’53
Jacqueline Hekma Stone ’59
Sally R. Stone
Bonnie Moe Stook ’72
Kimberly Mounger Storbeck ’94
Storms Family Fund, a donor advised fund of
Fidelity Investment Charitable Gift Fund
Valeria Parker Storms ’58
Bettie Roberson Stovall ’68
Mary Foster Strickland ’74
Jill M. Stromberg ’99
Catherine Evans Stroud ’46
* Deceased
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DONOR HONOR ROLL
Jill O’Ree Stryker ’87
Prof. and Mrs. John Stubbs
Prudence Gay Stuhr ’63
Harriette Horsey Sturges ’66
Elizabeth Nelson Suhr ’87
Jane Hemenway Sullivan ’78
Rachel M. Sullivan ’09
Wendy Pressel Sullivan ’91
Ms. Kerry Sullivan-Kaiser
Kristen L. Summers and Joel S. Hasbrouck
Jozanne S. Summerville ’04
Jean Saunders Sumner ’88
Marie E. Sushka ’67
Cindy Sorenson Sutherland ’74
Amanda Megargee Sutton ’71
Betsy Stevens Sutton ’55
Blair C. Sutton ’09
Sarah W. Sutton ’83
Scarlett E. Swain ’98
Nancy Elizabeth Swann ’66
Martha L. Swanson ’85
Vinca Swanson ’94
Signee Hoffman Swartley ’91
Elizabeth B. Swearingen ’80
Sweet-Held Charitable Trust, a donor
advised fund of Fidelity Investment
Charitable Gift Fund
Lurline Tolbert Sweet ’65
Melinda Moore Sweet ’60
Dr. and Mrs.* James S. Swenberg
Jennifer McDonaugh Swiatek ’02
Katharine Baker Sydnor ’66
Sarah Herndon Sydnor ’01
Natalie Cutchin Tacke ’08
Caroline L. Tade ’08
Marcia D. Talley
Joy Powell Talmon ’01
Mallihai Lawrence Tambyah ’85
Leila Thompson Taratus ’56
Andrea Tarnowski
Carol Moseley Tash ’69
Patricia Tate
Ann T. Taylor ’58
Kathleen Watson Taylor ’65
Evangeline Easterly Taylor ’00
Mary Rachel Taylor ’10
Kimberly Martin Tecklenburg ’03
Madeleine Long Tellekamp ’67
Mary Kimball Temple ’52
Susan V. Temple
Mary Tennant-Heckard ’82
Toni E. Termotto and David J. Termotto
Patricia Hassler Terrell ’47
Martha Roton Terry ’71
Beth Bogdan Tetrault ’79
Deborah L. Thacker ’77
Elizabeth Ball Thagard ’60
The H. Spencer Everett Jr. Charitable Fund at
Schwab Charitable
Penelope Writer Theis ’64
Caroline Keller Theus ’64
Cynthia B. Thiele ’92
Vera Blake Thiers ’77
Emma G. Thom ’18
Caroline M. Thomas ’19
Eugenia Stark Thomas ’95
Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. Thomas V
Kathryn Wright Thomas ’00
Sarah Collins Thomas ’04
Cassandra Lynn Thomas ’97
DeAndrea Thomas Young ’95
Marcia J. Thom-Kaley
Cathy Weiss Thompson ’74
Elodie Taylor Thompson ’71
Jane Arensberg Thompson ’61
Joanne Bossert Thompson ’59
Julie Hickman Thompson ’85
Patricia Beach Thompson ’52
Ray Henley Thompson ’62
Susan Boline Thompson ’80
Tracy E. Imse Thomson ’93
Elizabeth Schneider Thornton ’80
Leslie C. Thornton ’75
Deborah Massie Thurman ’76
Ellen R. Thurman ’68
Payson Jeter Tilden ’65
Tracy Gilmore Tilkin ’86
Mary Bell Timberlake ’67
Elizabeth W. Haw and Jim Tinsman, Jr.
Maria Jones Tisdale ’75
Katherine Paige Tisher ’13
John K. Todd
Elizabeth McMahan Tolbert ’57
Tom & Fay Smith Charitable Fund of
Vanguard Charitable
Teresa Pike Tomlinson ’87
Edward D. Tompkins
Alice Jones Torbett ’60
Leslie C. Toro ’95
Mary Craighill Tourgee ’81
Laura Ann Humphress Toussaint ’06
Katy Warren Towers ’70
Linda W. Towers ’96
Cynthia Little Townsend ’79
Anne P. Toxey ’86
Newell Bryan Tozzer ’55
Erica Trabold
Jill Armstrong Tracy ’90
Randolph Anderson Trainor ’75
Patronella Sykes Treadwell ’58
Holly Brooke James Trent ’97
Jill A. Triana ’99
Rosemary Dunaway Trible ’71
Stephanie Banton Troutman ’91
Heidi L. Trude ’07
Victoria A. Trudeau ’11
Carol Exnicios Tucker ’53
Freida Carpenter Tucker ’73
Brice McRae Tunison ’91
Louisa Z. Turner ’62
Nicole Brandt Turner ’06
Sandra Meads Turturro ’81
Michal S. Twine ’68
TY Ink Promotions, Inc.
Patricia Lynn Longest Tyler ’80
Amy Tyson
UBS
Linda R. Uihlein ’77
Carolyn Black Underwood ’52
Universal Leaf Tobacco Co.
Susan Knapp Hurley Upshaw ’99
Pilar C. Uribe ’84
Karen Valanzano ’93
Mary Blair Scott Valentine ’59
W. Kent Van Allen, Jr.
Barbara Dublin Van Cleve ’66
Lee Cooper van de Velde ’58
Alis E. Van Doorn ’86
Katharine Weinrich van Geel ’65
McKenzie Reed van Meel ’86
Pamela Van Tassel ’73
Beverly F. Van Zandt ’71
Lucy Dennington Van Zandt ’73
Jennifer C. Vance ’91
Vanguard Group
Sharon Singletary Vanzant ’69
Jeri L. Vargo
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Vari
Claire Cartwright Vaughan ’78
Lyssa A. Vaught ’95
Melissa Leib Veghte ’74
Michelle E. Venema ’84
Anne Proctor Verba ’07
Victoria Chainski Verity ’66
Dorothy Legare Davis Vest ’89
Wanda F. Vest
Annabelle B. Vesterman ’16
Harold A. Via, Jr. (Ann May Via ’54*)
Marion Harrison Vickers ’67
Sally Estes Vigezzi ’93
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Jack Vine
Glenna J. Vine ’11
Virginia C. Pappas Giving account, a donor
advised fund of Fidelity Investment Charitable
Gift Fund
Lindsay Mactavish Vogt ’96
Virginia-Anne Fowler Voigt ’04
Hollis Hutchens Volk ’80
Anne Souder von Weise ’86
Madge Hall Vosteen ’85
W. Duncan & Nivin MacMillan Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard W. Wackenhut
Celeste C. Wackenhut ’08
Lauren M. Wade ’05
Yana Wagg ’95
Jennifer M. Wagner ’97
Marye Taylor Wagner ’73
sbc.edu
* Deceased
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DONOR HONOR ROLL
Marian R. Wahlgren ’84
Jennifer Ann Walcott ’90
Star Hollis Waldron ’86
Elissa C. Walker ’75
Gale Young Walker ’60
Julia Snodgrass Walker ’83
Wendy Webb Walker ’99
Carrie M. Walkiewicz
Marie Bandy Wall ’96
Jennifer Kemper Wallis ’91
Teresa Eoff Walsh ’70
Susanne E. Walters ’84
Andrea Sharretts Waltman ’99
Lisa Moore Walton ’04
Lura Coleman Wampler ’60
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Wandling
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Wandling
Jessica Bemis Ward ’63
Christine Devol Wardlow ’63
Pamela Compton Ware ’55
Patricia Coxe Ware ’59
Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Waring
Christine Sherwood Warner ’73
El Warner ’85
Pamela Walsh Warren ’82
Patricia Anderson Warren ’61
Mr. and Mrs. Roger D. Warren, Sr.
Wendy Hyland Warren ’84
Catherine R. Waterman ’11
Diana Duffy Waterman ’83
Mr. and Mrs. Jon Waters
Sarah Lawrence Watkins ’68
Lindsay Hicks Watrous ’99
Hallie N. Watson ’08
Nancy Cunningham Watson ’75
Kate Watson-Toth ’93
Barbara Watts
Elizabeth Andrews Watts ’74
Lauren B. Watts ’12
Margaret Murray Watts ’06
Candice Pride Waycaster ’06
Andrew D. Weaver
Barbara Chase Webber ’54
Tracie Allen Webber ’93
Ann Kilpatrick Webster ’51
Ellen B. Webster ’83
Annegret P. Weckerle ’93
Jane Best Wehland ’57
Heather Bayfield Weidle ’94
Elva Weigle
Nancy J. Weigle ’95
Pamela Weiler-Colling ’79
Terry Kaufman and Gary B. Weinman
Ilisa S. Weinberg ’14
Katharine Harrington Welder ’95
Marguerite Geer Wellborn ’56
Elizabeth Melvin Wells ’99
Anne Harrell Welsh ’55
* Deceased
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DONOR HONOR ROLL
Lynn V. Westine ’79
Robin Platt Wetherbee ’82
Nan Tull Wezniak
Alice Anderson Wharton ’75
Elizabeth McKnight Whatley ’87
Mr. and Mrs. J. Jeremy T. Whatmough
Jane Bradley Wheeler ’64
Courtney Huffman Whetstone ’95
Emily Whaley Whipple ’61
Mr. and Mrs. Alan J. White
Angela Renee White ’05
Caroline W. White ’79
Elizabeth McLemore White ’70
Ms. Jesse A. White ’86
Kimberly Diane Shaheen White ’96
Leigh Ann White ’86
Wendelin A. White ’74
Michelle Whitehead and Delmar L. Greenleaf
Patricia Davis Whitehurst ’67
Joan McCarthy Whiteman ’49
Catherine Cranston Whitham ’75
Mr. and Mrs. F. Mark Whittaker
Karen Williams Wickre ’84
Clifford C. Widmayer
Margaret Richards Wiederseim ’78
Dr. and Mrs. Herbert N. Wigder
Janet Hughes Wiles ’80
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin E. Wilke
S. Vance Wilkins, Jr.
William and Joan Brodsky Foundation, Inc.
Dianne Hunt Williams ’68
Eleanor Keen Williams ’68
Elizabeth M. Williams ’78
Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Williams
Lori Faust Williams ’81
Louise Dunham Williams ’58
Margaret B. Williams ’97
Mary Ballou Handy Williams ’59
Meredith Williams ’95
Yolanda Avram Willis ’55
Ann L. Wilson ’54
Catherine M. Wilson ’02
Courtenay Sands Wilson ’66
Gail Hayman Wilson ’60
Hildee Williams Wilson ’89
Janet H. Wilson*
Kimberly A. Wilson ’06
Mary Elizabeth Friberg Wilson ’98
Jane Stephenson Wilson ’67
Virginia L. Wilson ’08
Nancy Ray Wiltshire ’86
Christine Jones Winder ’86
Jeanne L. Windsor
Heather Stevens Wine ’94
Camille Mitchell Wingate ’84
Patricia Wood Wingfield ’73
Gail Zarwell Winkler ’76
Lisa Fowler Winslow ’73
Kimberly Ann Cutting Winter ’93
Jennifer S. Wistrand
Patricia Witcher Jordan ’89
Melissa Gentry Witherow ’80
Marcia G. Wittenbrook ’72
Elizabeth W. Wiznerowicz ’99
Betsy M. Wolfe ’68
Patsy Perkins Wolverton ’62
Edith Norman Wombwell ’53
Swee-Lan Wong Dolan ’80
Anthony C. Wood
Joan Wright Wood ’83
Kimberly J. Wood
Marguerite McDaniel Wood ’57
Keitt Matheson Wood ’63
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Wood III
(Mina Walker Wood ’62)
Nancy W. Wood ’63
Helen Cantey Woodbridge ’44
Rosanne L. Woodroof ’71
Ms. Nan H. Woodson
Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Woodward
Anne Little Woolley ’83
Nancy Finley Worcester ’85
Ashley Allbritton Worley ’86
Lori Edgar Worley ’77
Betsy B. Worthington
Barbara B. Wray ’81
Mary Denny Scott Wray ’61
Joan Broman Wright ’56
Mtesa Cottemond Wright ’94
Merrilee Davies Wroten ’93
Barbara L. Wuehrmann ’71
Joan Collins Wyatt ’85
Alexandra Bernard Wyllie ’86
Jaquelin Nicholson Wysong ’64
Cheri Burritt Yates ’84
Suzanne Yates ’70
Ann H. Yauger ’78
Carolyn Griffin Yeager ’92
Mark R. Yeatts
Susan Wooldridge Yeatts ’95
Henry M. Yochum
Anne Kendig Young ’63
Jennifer E. Young ’11
Lauren Place Young ’78
Lucy B. Young
Yunk Giving Fund, a donor advised fund of
Fidelity Investment Charitable Gift Fund
Kathryn Hagist Yunk ’91
Doreen S. Zahn
Catherine C. Zahrn ’98
Shannon Bazar Zahrn ’99
Mr. and Mrs. David Zak
Nellie Min-Ju Kan ’94
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Zaniewski ’77
Christine Marie Carriere Zazulak ’90
Janis Thomas Zeanah ’52
Diana L. Zeidel ’71
Katherine Schupp Zeringue ’94
Jenneane Jones Ziesenhenne ’75
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Zilke
Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. Zissu
YOUNG ALUMNAE BELL
TOWER SOCIETY
The Bell Tower Society recognizes the importance
of the bell tower in life at Sweet Briar College. This
society recognizes leadership giving by our youngest
donors as it fits in their stage in life, whether gifts
are made through monthly installments or as
one-time gifts. The F Bell recognizes annual gifts of
$250–$649 from alumnae within three years since
graduation. The C Bell recognizes annual gifts of
$750–$999 from alumnae within 4–6 years since
graduation. The G Bell recognizes annual gifts of
$1,000–$1,999 from alumnae within 7–9 years
since graduation. The A Bell recognizes annual gifts
of $2,000–$2,499 from alumnae within 10–12
years since graduation. And finally, the D Bell
recognizes annual gifts of $2,500+ from alumnae
within 13–15 years since graduation.
F Bell (Classes of 2017 – 2020)
Paige N. Chamblin ’18
C Bell (Classes 2014-2016)
Ju-Ren Ngiam ’14
Kiera M. Cavalleri ’15
G Bell (Classes 2011-2013)
Martha Schley Kemp Smith ’12
Stacy Ludington ’12
A Bell (Classes 2008-2010)
D Bell (Classes 2005-2007)
Heidi A. Benson ’05
Hannah J. Silva ’05
INDIANA FLETCHER
WILLIAMS ASSOCIATES
The Indiana Fletcher Williams Associates
recognizes and honors Sweet Briar College’s faithful
donors who follow in the philanthropic footsteps
of our founder, Indiana Fletcher Williams, by
providing for the College in their estate plans. If you
are not listed below but have included Sweet Briar
in your estate plans, please notify Claire Griffith at
cgriffith@sbc.edu.
Anonymous (19)
Deborah Butteri Akers ’77
Sheila K. Alexander and Robert R. Alexander
Jean Meyer Aloe ’63
sbc.edu
* Deceased
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DONOR HONOR ROLL
Martha Garrison Anness ’48
Carolyn Scott Arnold ’57
Sarah G. Babcock ’83
Anne Goebel Bain ’82
Mary Fran Brown Ballard ’49
Kathleen Peeples Ballou ’55
Nella Gray Barkley ’55
Chantel N. Bartlett ’98
Melissa Halstead Baugher ’86
Rachel Reynolds Baxtresser ’07
Myth Monnich Bayoud ’80
Kathryn Beard ’55
Robin E. Behm ’79
Polly Benson-Brown ’58
Beryl Bergquist ’71
Kristin Farris Bergquist ’03
Mary Morris Gamble Booth ’50
Barbara Sampson Borsch ’59
Kay Diane Moore Bowles ’57
Elizabeth Rodgers Boyd ’84
Mrs. Caroline Casey Brandt ’49 ’49
Dr. and Mrs. Owen W. Brodie
Alice Cary Farmer Brown ’59
Antoinette Christian Brown ’78
Laura Lee Brown ’63
Mary Jo Biscardi Brown ’86
Nancy Dixon Brown ’63
Rosamond Sample Brown ’64
Sarah Betz Bucciero ’97
Sarah M. Bumbaugh ’54
Ethel Ogden Burwell ’58
Evelyn Day Butler ’66
Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. Calandra
Mary Cooke Carle ’59*
Eugenie Carr ’68
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Carroll
Elizabeth Frenzel Casalini ’82
Elizabeth Stanly Cates ’63
Bettye Thomas Chambers ’62
Kirkland Tucker Clarkson ’53
Sarah P. Clement ’75
Lucy Darby Meston ’78
Richard C. Colton, Jr.
Barbara Tragakis Conner ’85
Hilary Cooper Cook ’05
Kim Patmore Cool ’62
Barbara Bush Cooper ’81
Carol Tanner Cover ’43
Janet G. Crandall
Susan Bronson Croft ’64
Faith Croker ’54
Paul D. Cronin
Nannette McBurney Crowdus ’57
Susan Andrews Cruess ’79
Molly M. Currens ’89
Jaquelin and Ralph Cusick
( Jaquelin Ambler Cusick ’57)
Diane Dalton ’67
Jane McKenzie Davis ’03
Monica F. Dean and Robert A. Steckel
Elise Wachenfeld dePapp ’55
Lynne Gardner Detmer ’68
Linda C. DeVogt ’86
Alice Elizabeth Dixon ’82
Marian Dolan ’76
Julie G. Dorsett ’87
Wilma Dotson
Margaret McClellan Driscoll ’92
Frances Early ’62
Lynne Manov Echols ’71
Michela A. English ’71
Eleanor Crosby Erdman ’60
Kimberley McGraw Euston ’92
Carolyn Cannady Evans ’49
Kimberly Harden Fella ’00
Katherine Guerrant Fields ’53
Mary-Fleming Willis Thompson ’66
Libby Glenn Fisher ’83
Linda A. Fite ’67
Elizabeth Harvey FitzGerald ’68
Cathy Patton Foose ’78
Carol McMurtry Fowler ’57
Mary Carter Frackelton ’72
Dorothea M. Fuller ’53
Sheila Nolan Fuller ’66 and Robert F. Fuller*
Natalie and Geoffrey Funk
(Natalie Roberts Funk ’66)
Mrs. Judith F. Gager* and
Mr. Forrest L. Gager, Jr.*
Lynn Crosby Gammill ’58
Janice K. Garfield ’73
Ann Gateley ’70
Reed Johns Gay ’53
Maj. Gen. L. H. Ginn III H’55
(Kathleen Button Ginn ’55*)
Jane Piper Gleason ’74
Laura Hand Glover ’86
Jane H. Goodridge ’63
Jane E. Gott ’70
Clara Barton Green ’89
Julia Charlotte Green ’13
Virginia Chamblin Greene ’55
Lorraine Haire ’91
Lura Litton Griffin ’78
Claire Dennison Griffith ’80
Margaret Van Peenen Grimes ’54
Roshani M. Gunewardene ’85
Jon Halberstadt
* Deceased
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DONOR HONOR ROLL
Barbara M. Hale ’60
Mary Elizabeth Hannah ’62
Sandra Elder Harper ’58
Adele Vogel Harrell ’62
Elizabeth Trueheart Harris ’49
Jeanne Harris ’40
Virginia Robinson Harris ’59
Katherine A. Hearn ’85
Katherine Powell Heller ’78
Mayde Ludington Henningsen ’48*
Anne Day Herrmann ’64
Preston Hodges Hill ’49
Betty-Potter Kinne Hillyer ’43
Esther Jett Holland ’43*
Martha C. Holland ’72
Anne Gatling Honey ’60
Kathleen M. Horan ’71
Ann Pegram Howington ’59
Leverett Hubbard, Jr.
Cissy Humphrey ’76
Mary Pope Maybank Hutson ’83
Mary Bailey Izard ’52
Carol Dickson Jahnke ’86
Nancy Jenkins ’72
Grace Butler Johnson ’66
Gwen Speel Kaplan ’60
Sara Kaplan ’02
Kathleen A. Kavanagh ’74
Jane Johnson Kent ’48
Rebecca Faxon Knowles ’55
Brooke Patterson Koehler ’65
Jane Shipman Kuntz ’58
Ashley Rogers LaGanga ’05
Aileen H. Laing ’57
Amy Campbell Lamphere ’80
Helen Murchison Lane ’46
Frances Griffith Laserson ’70
Elizabeth Blackwell Laundon ’69
Ann Colston Leonard ’47
Jane Perry Liles ’53
Karin I. Lindgren ’75
Lucia Woods Lindley ’59
Elizabeth R. Lindsey ’86
Sarah R. Lindsey ’04
Linda Lipscomb ’73
Stacey Sickels Locke ’88
Cheri (Harris) Lofland ’79
Steven J. London (Lillian Dugger London ’73*)
Randi Miles Long ’66
Lisa Wray Longino ’78
Valerie Stoddard Loring ’59
Virginia Timmons Ludwick ’53
Marion MacRae ’67
Blanchette Chappell Maier ’73
Harriet Wall Martin ’65
Cornelia Long Matson ’58
Emily Dick McAlister ’78
Mary Lee McGinnis McClain ’54
Margaret Graves McClung ’53
Margaret Katterjohn McCollom ’40*
Dr. Rebecca McCord, Professor of Music Emerita
K. Holly McGlothlin ’78
Cynthia A. McKay ’78
Mrs. Peyton F. McLamb
Dorothy Woods McLeod ’58
Rebecca Towill McNair ’60
Karen Medford ’72
Heidi Menzel
Karen Gill Meyer ’63
Margot Saur Meyer ’60
Norma Patteson Mills ’60
Mary Street Montague ’51*
Denise L. Montgomery ’75
Catherine Taylor Moore ’78
Louise P. Moore ’50
Makanah Dunham Morriss ’66
Vaughan Inge Morrissette ’54
Frances Kirven Morse ’68
Joy Reynolds Mouledoux ’84
Frank F. Mountcastle, Jr.
Helen Turner Murphy ’56
June Jacqueline Speight Myers ’87
Kathleen B. Nager ’53
Tennessee Nielsen ’76
Denise Wisell O’Connor ’71
C. Gail Robins O’Quin ’67
Mary A. Osborn ’73
Cynthia Wilson Ottaway ’57
Anna Chao Pai ’57
Mary Hamilton Parsons ’78
William M. Passano, Jr. H’55
(Helen Addington Passano ’55*)
Joanne Holbrook Patton ’52
Kathleen Garcia Pegues ’71
Ivana Pelnar-Zaiko H’06
Jacqueline C. Penny ’71
Elaine Newton Peters ’57
Susan and Lee* Piepho
Jeannette N. Pillsbury ’72
Susan Dern Plank ’73
Andria Calhoun Plonka ’67
Sally Gammon Plummer ’54
Catherine Tift Porter ’44
Averala Paxton Poucher ’57
Anne Litle Poulet ’64
Judith B. Powell ’69
Patricia P. Pusey ’60
Elizabeth Kernan Quigley ’48
Ann Felicity Keyser Rawley*
Bettie Katherine Arnold Reed ’64
Catherine Cox Reynolds ’49
Nancie Howe Entenmann Roberts ’56
Acacia Marie Salazar ’15
Lynn Kahler Shirey ’76
Mary Ann Mellen Root ’53
Graham Maxwell Russell ’79
Margaret Christian Ryan ’74
Betty Rau Santandrea ’70
Judith Welton Sargent ’59
Ellen Harrison Saunders ’75
Susan P. Scanlan ’69
Linda Mae Visocan Scherr ’87
Christina Bacchiani Schieffelin ’68
E. Elaine Schuster ’58
Harriet Houston Shaffer ’64
Mary Alexander Sherwood ’53
Dorothy Wyatt Shields ’58*
Polly Sloan Shoemaker ’53*
Jane Reeb Short ’74
Susanna Judd Silcox ’52
Allison Stemmons Simon ’63
Anne Sinsheimer ’51
Jane Collins Sjoberg ’53
Dawn W. Slekis ’08
Wylie Jameson Small ’83
Anne Haw Spencer ’89
Jeannine Corbett Squires ’66 and
Jay Squires, MD
DJ Stanhope, Class of ’81
Janice Renne Steffen ’74
Melanie Bowen Steglich ’78
Jean Blanton Stein ’44
Anne Stelle ’78
Renee Sterling ’73
Judith Bensen Stigle ’67
Anne Allen Symonds ’62
Paulett Long Taggart ’44
Katherine Upchurch Takvorian ’72
Margaret Cromwell Taliaferro ’49
Sandra A. Taylor ’74
Mildred Newman Thayer ’61
Catherine L. Thomas ’98
Jane (Kitchie) Roseberry Tolleson ’52*
Teresa Pike Tomlinson ’87
Virginia Hudson Toone ’53
Newell Bryan Tozzer ’55
Jane Fitzgerald Treherne-Thomas ’57*
Linda R. Uihlein ’77
Norma Bulls Valentine ’93
Sally Schall Van Allen ’42
Lucy Dennington Van Zandt ’73
Sarah Underhill Viault ’60
sbc.edu
* Deceased
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DONOR HONOR ROLL
Jane Tatman Walker ’60
Marion F. Walker ’72
Wendy Igleheart Walker ’78
Dawne Cotton Ward ’81
Jessica Bemis Ward ’63
Betty Byrne Gill Ware ’55
Pamela Compton Ware ’55
Barbara K. Warner ’46
El Warner ’85
Joan Davis Warren ’51
Mrs. Janet A. Warrick
Charlotte Heuer Watts ’57
Langhorne Tuller Webster ’58*
Ann K. Weigand
Wendy C. Weiler ’71
Gwendolyn Weiner ’62
Anne Lyn Harrell Welsh ’55
Elizabeth Smith White ’59
Kenneth S. White
Catherine Cranston Whitham ’75
Elizabeth Colwill Wiegers ’59
Patricia Wilder ’63
Emory Gill Williams ’40*
Sallie Yon Williams ’63
Susan Whitten Williams ’78
Florence Barclay Winston ’57
Helen Pender Withers ’48
Elisabeth Muhlenfeld, President Emerita
Diane Duffield Wood ’57
Keitt Matheson Wood ’63
Susan Snodgrass Wynne ’72
Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Yeager
(Kathryn Prothro Yeager ’61)
Susan Wooldridge Yeatts ’95
Jacqueline Lowe Young ’53
FIRST TIME DONORS
In special recognition of those who joined the
Sweet Briar Donor Community in the 2019-2020
fiscal year ( July 1, 2019–June 30, 2020),
Thank you!
Joan Armstrong Abington ’90
Taylor M. Allen ’20
Bianca Lucia Alvarado Gavilanes ’17
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Annable
Leslie S. Ariail
Lynn Settlemyer Arts ’68
Suzanne S. Augur
Blair C. Balmer
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Basco
William Baumgarten
Gabriella M. Bedsworth
Danielle Erika Mary Bielenstein ’82
Paul R. Bigelow
Lisa Bleich
Dorothy L. Boone
James Brachman
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Bradford
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Brewer
Ms. Lisa A. Jacobs and Mr. Paul F. Brinkman
Phuong Tran Broome ’96
Kiernan Burger
Jason Aaron Capps
Sarah Ryder Carter ’02
Stephen M. Chaplin
Adrienne Arnold Ciccarello ’04
Kristin B. Cousins
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Currey
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Czarra
Natalie L. Czarra ’22
Helen E. Danner
Stephanie Pearson Davis ’95
Lisa E. Diard
Mary DuBois
James R. Eisenmann
Sherine Mohamed S. El Banhawy ’97
Tarah J. Eliason ’12
Kathleen Brown Eney ’78
Carolyn Bloxsom Fitzpatrick ’93
Tranum Fitzpatrick, IV
Carrra Floyd
Hooshang Foroudastan
Elizabeth A. Foster ’12
Mary Frank
Ralene Ann Friend and John P. Prieskorn
Teresa A. Garrett
Elizabeth F. Glotzbach
Robert Goodlatte
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Gorman
Evangeline Fisher Grossman ’89
Lydia M. Gullicksen ’18
Dayna Gunn Gunn ’04
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DONOR HONOR ROLL
Paul Gyaakye
Ashlee C. Hall
Leannan Harcourt-Brooke
Mr. and Mrs. Paul X. Harder
Anna L. Hearn
Susan Hemphill
Erin Gibbs Henrichs ’05
Ms. Shannon Holcomb-Selbert and
Mr. Parker David Selbert
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Huth
Sallie D. Iselin
Jane Johnston
Evelyn Smith Jones ’96
Kimberly Jones
Caitlin A. Keany ’08
Daniel H. Kellum
Stephen Kelly
Jody L. Kelso
Susan C. Kesey
Diana Kidane-Mariam ’76
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Kocik
Andrew M. Koenig
Hannah K. Kowitz ’15
Annie M. Labatt
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Lang
Elizabeth M. Larabell
Sammie Goyne Leary ’82
Catherine Lignelli
Beth D. Lindsay
Lex Lindsey
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Lydick
Nickcole K. Maynard-Errami
Mr. and Mrs. James Mayo-Pitts
Kerrie H. McCoy
Roland G. McIntosh
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Meighan
Karen Ayers Merritt ’88
Virginia W. Milam
Mr. and Mrs. James Miller
Nancy Morris Miller ’83
Sarah Smith Freeman Monroe ’75
Mr. and Mrs. Raphael B. Montgomery
Patricia Morrill
Barbara Mosegard-Diamond and
David M. Diamond
John Nau
Judith Newton
Ju-Ren Ngiam ’14
Mary Morris Park ’04
Hallie Pence
Elizabeth Tustin Phelps ’05
Mr. and Mrs.Wayne Phillips
Angelia Pippin
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Pitts
Terri Brockwell Porter ’91
Lisa J. Powell
Elizabeth Cone Preston ’78
Rebekah E. Ricksecker
Stacey J. Rogers
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Rossi
Jennifer M. Sauer
Mr. and Mrs. Fred R. Savitz
Mr. and Mrs. Russell A. Muser
Mariann Schick
Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Schmidt
Mr. and Mrs. Eric E. Shenker
Judith Siskind
David Sloan
Albert J. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Finis H. Southworth
Janine Sparacio
Arthur H. Sperry
Elina Stelman
Nancy T. Gray and Jean H. Stewart
Sharon Halsey Stiteler ’73
Mary Tennant-Heckard ’82
Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. Thomas V
Tracy Gilmore Tilkin ’86
Erica Trabold
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Wandling
Clifford C. Widmayer
S. Vance Wilkins, Jr.
Ms. Nan H. Woodson
Betsy B. Worthington
Lucy B. Young
FRIENDS OF ART
Donors to the Friends of Art for the 2019-2020
fiscal year ( July 1, 2019–June 30, 2020)
The Friends of Art maintains and collects art for
Sweet Briar’s permanent teaching collection, funds
financial scholarships for off-campus internships,
offers prizes for student art contests, sponsors
gallery events and publishes Visions, a magazine
highlighting the arts at Sweet Briar.
The Argo Foundation
Mr. Christopher F. Armstrong
A. Hopie Carter Avery ’94
Rebecca Carter Barger ’81
Susan Terjen Bernard ’63
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Bradford III
Mary Landon Smith Brugh ’57
The Honorable and Mrs. William J. Cabaniss, Jr.
(Catherine Caldwell Cabaniss ’61)
Carter-Barger Family Fund of the Community
Foundation of Gaston County, Inc.
Catherine and William J. Cabaniss Advised Fund
of the Community Foundation of
Greater Birmingham
Center Stage Dance Studio, Inc.
Lucile McKee Clarkson ’69
Barbara Bush Cooper ’81
Laura L. Crum ’79
Lee B. Cullum ’60
Monica F. Dean and Robert A. Steckel
Alice V. Dodd ’65
Hannah Davis Emig ’83
Chloe Fort ’62
Elizabeth A. Foster ’12
Mary Frank**
Susan Stephens Geyer ’74
Anne Evans Gorry ’64
Mary Sutherland Gwinn ’65
Mary Koonz Gynn ’56
Anne Booth Hauser ’64
Louise Chapman Hoffman ’61
Jacqueline Mabie Humphrey ’60
Karen Steinhardt Kirkbride ’56
Page M. Kjellstrom ’70
Muriel Wikswo Lambert ’66
Linda McGuire Last ’58
Olympia A. K. LeHota ’20
Sarah E. Lewis
Linda Lipscomb ’73
Gail P. Lloyd ’60
Nan Dabbs Loftin ’81
Lisa Wray Longino ’78
Julia Fort Lowe ’63
Laura Maus
Maureen K. McGuire ’06
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Meeks
Linda Sims Newmark ’60
Louise C. Newton ’82
David Norris
Lamar Ellis Oglesby ’54
Barbara Falge Openshaw ’57
Carol Barnard Ottenberg ’60
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry A. Parker
Lindsay Eneguess Paulette ’11
Olga N. Rigg ’04**
Adelaide M. Russo ’68
Prudence Sandifer Scott ’59
Marshall Metcalf Seymour ’64
Amy A. Simmons ’86**
Allison Stemmons Simon ’63**
Sarah Garrison Skidmore ’56
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Smiley
Stephanie Wilt Smirnov ’88
Ellen Bryan Tozzer Smith ’87
Jade Smith ’16
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DONOR HONOR ROLL
Stephen and Clara Smiley Fund, a donor
advised fund of Fidelity Investment Charitable
Gift Fund
Jocelyn M. Stephens ’11
Mary Page Stewart ’78
Catherine Evans Stroud ’46
Cindy Sorenson Sutherland ’74**
Caroline L. Taraschi ’87
Mildred Newman Thayer ’61
Alice Wood Thompson ’59
Wanda F. Vest
Cynthia H. Volk ’83
Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Waring
Nancy Cunningham Watson ’75
Wendy C. Weiler ’71
Pamela Weiler-Colling ’79
Margaret B. Williams ’97
FRIENDS OF ATHLETICS
Donors to the Friends of Athletics for the 2019-
2020 fiscal year ( July 1, 2019-June 30, 2020)
Friends of Athletics sustains and promotes
the College’s commitment to sports by funding
enhancements to intercollegiate athletics, including
team travel, the annual Athletic Awards Banquet,
uniforms, equipment not covered in the budget,
and communications to build enthusiasm and
increase attendance at students’ games and other
community-building efforts.
Anonymous ’60
Michelle L. Badger ’06
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Basco
Harriet McCormick Bobbitt ’63
Alicia Bounds Bomhardt ’89
Brianna Boswell Brown ’82
Elizabeth Gantt Castles ’82
Eileen Stroud Clark ’65
Laura L. Crum ’79
Monica F. Dean and Robert A. Steckel
Emily Marie Dent ’12
True Dow ’80
Debra A. Elkins ’93
Laura M. Ferrazzano ’88
Barbara Paulson Goodbarn ’83
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Gorman
Patricia Roby Gotfredson ’84
Jenness S. Gough ’13
Claire Dennison Griffith ’80 and
Luther T. Griffith
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Groesch
Katherine A. Hearn ’85
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Hershman, Jr.
Mary Pope M. Hutson ’83
JRD Fund, a donor advised fund of Fidelity
Investment Charitable Gift Fund
Barbara Tillman Kelley ’67
Bonnie Kestner
Sally Old Kitchin ’76
Page M. Kjellstrom ’70
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Kocik
Jo Ann Soderquist Kramer ’64
Jean G. Lewis ’87
Sarah E. Lewis
Hannah Lott
Aoife Magner ’19
Mr. and Mrs. James Mayo-Pitts
Leyte C. McNealus ’18
Kristen Johnson Mortensen ’09
Barbara Mosegard-Diamond and
David M. Diamond
Margaret MacKenzie Nowacki ’63
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Oybkhan
Anna Chao Pai ’57
Julia Paris ’99
Lindsay Eneguess Paulette ’11
Andrea Peterson Philips-Bramham ’76
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Pitts
Adelaide M. Russo ’68
Mr. Parker Selbert and
Ms. Shannon Holcomb-Selbert
Soren, LLC
Janine Sparacio
Caroline Coleman Stautberg ’62
Clélie D. D. Steckel and Joshua A. Barrow
Kay Pierce Sugarbaker ’93
Wanda F. Vest
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Wandling
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Wandling
Wendy C. Weiler ’71
Pamela Weiler-Colling ’79
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
Donors to the Friends of the Library for the 2019-
2020 fiscal year ( July 1, 2019–June 30, 2020)
The Friends of the Library seek to encourage an
understanding of the needs of the Mary Helen
Cochran Library, as well as its available services,
and to attract resources through gifts or bequests
including monetary donations, books, manuscripts
and other appropriate material.
Ramona K. Akins ’77
Nursat I. Aygen ’76
Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Bonham
Mary Green Borg ’64
Joan Breier Brodsky ’67
Gloria J. Cooper
Anne Peyton Cooper ’50
Laura L. Crum ’79
Monica F. Dean and Robert A. Steckel
Elizabeth and Luther Dietrich
Genevieve and Tim Fadool
Monica G. Freeman ’73
Adelaide H. Hapala
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Hershman, Jr.
Ellen Nichols Jump ’60
Jean G. Lewis ’87
Sarah E. Lewis
Susan Lindsey
Catherine A. Lumsden ’78
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Mather
Sarane C. McHugh ’81
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Mittelholtz
Denise L. Montgomery ’75
Mr. and Mrs. Carmen J. Palermo
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry A. Parker
Ruth R. Pillow
Lynn Kahler Shirey ’76
Raymond G. Ruff
Adelaide M. Russo ’68
C. Allen Sprinkle
Sarah Anderson Stanton ’89
Marcia D. Talley
Toni E. Termotto and David J. Termotto
Deborah L. Thacker ’77
Wanda F. Vest
Andrew D. Weaver
Wendy C. Weiler ’71
Pamela Weiler-Colling ’79
William and Joan Brodsky Foundation, Inc.
FRIENDS OF RIDING
Donors to the Friends of Riding for the 2019-
2020 fiscal year ( July 1, 2019–June 30, 2020)
Friends of Riding promotes Sweet Briar’s riding
program, paying special attention to the unique
nature of the program. The program provides a
range of opportunities, from constructive competitive
experiences to recreational riding activities, while
students pursue a quality liberal arts degree. Friends
of Riding aims to augment the Riding Program by
offering special clinics, assisting with uniform costs,
maintaining the facilities, and supplementing team
travel and expenses.
Anonymous
Claire T. Affleck ’03
Katherine Rose Allison ’14
Katherine Amsden ’53
Sarah G. Babcock ’83
Mr. and Mrs. David W. Balding
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DONOR HONOR ROLL
Mary Brush Bass ’62
Mona Wilson Beard ’51
Brianna Belter ’13
Harriet McCormick Bobbitt ’63
Sue P. Brady and Thomas G. Honaker III
Barbara A. Brand ’71
Eleanor Sledge Burke ’64
Elaine Horton Cavener ’65
Madeleine R. Coleman ’16
Deirdre S. Conley ’72
Laura L. Crum ’79
Jean Lindsay de Streel ’58
Christine Witcover Dean ’68
Monica F. Dean and Robert A. Steckel
Elise Wachenfeld dePapp ’55
Tria Pell Dove ’64
Katherine Taylor Erickson ’80
Elizabeth Fisch
Jane Hutcherson Frierson ’74
Sarah Dabbs Fryer ’72
Karen Greer Gay ’74
Lauren Michelle Perhala Gramlich ’12
Beverley Crispin Heffernan ’75
Janet Maynard Henderson ’60
Thomas Lee Higginson, Jr.
Katherine Cole Hite ’88
Nancy Lea Houghton ’74
Pamela C. Hughes ’74
Jane Frierson Charitable Giving Fund at Fidelity
Investment Charitable Gift Fund
Margaret Enochs Jarvis ’83
H. Daniel Jones III
Alice Johnson Krendel ’72
Shapleigh Donnelly LaPointe ’86
Keedie Grones Leonard ’76
Colleen Kuebel Lewis ’84
Sarah E. Lewis
Edna-Ann Osmanski Loftus ’72
Mary E. Long
Lisa Wray Longino ’78
Faith Bullis Mace ’61
Laura Maus
Ann McAllister-Thomas ’87
Elizabeth D. McMullen ’68
Robert S. Meade
Makanah Dunham Morriss ’66
Donald R. Ober
Kathy Gagnon Pappas ’81
Bonnie Blew Pierie ’67
Lezlie Varisco Pinto ’87
Averala Paxton Poucher ’57
Catherine Slatinshek Prillaman ’76
Lynn Kahler Shirey ’76
Raymond G. Ruff
Adelaide M. Russo ’68
Margaret Lyle Samdahl ’72
Schwab Charitable
Jane Russo Sheehan ’52
Sledge Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Finis H. Southworth
Starfish Charitable Foundation
Cindy Sorenson Sutherland ’74
Katharine Baker Sydnor ’66
Kathleen Watson Taylor ’65
Mary Kimball Temple ’52
The Harbor Foundation
Norma Stieh Bulls Valentine ’93
Pamela Van Tassel ’73
Wanda F. Vest
Wendy C. Weiler ’71
Pamela Weiler-Colling ’79
Alysha Wiegand ’09
Cassandra Whaling Wierman ’85
Patricia Wood Wingfield ’73
Gail Zarwell Winkler ’76
Meredith Woo
Dana Dewey Woody ’58
Merrilee Davies Wroten ’93
NEW BARN RESIDENTS
Sweet Briar is home to one of the country’s most
renowned equestrian programs, and for decades,
our program has set the standard for collegiate
riding. We offer among the finest indoor and
outdoor riding facilities and a well-schooled string
of horses with wins and placings in USEF-rated
competitions. During the 2019-2020 fiscal year,
donors provided the Sweet Briar Riding Program
with eight new horses.
Castilli Corasonne Kanye
Cedrik Fresco Stiles
Clover
Harrison
NEW SCHOLARSHIPS
During the 2019-2020 academic year,
individual and groups of donors established
three new scholarships to support our students.
These scholarships to ensure that the signature
Sweet Briar experience, steadfastly committed to
their life and career success, is available to more
students, every day.
Colson Ewing Scholarship (Endowed)
Established by Heather Colson Ewing ’90
Student scholarships to be awarded at the
discretion of the College
Nancy C. White ’79 Pre-Med
Scholarship Fund
Established by Thomas E. White
Scholarship for a pre-med or pre-nursing
student for her junior and senior years
Magruder Excellence in Dance Award
Established by Linda S. Fink, Carrie M. Brown
and John Gregory Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Mark
M. Magruder (Ella Hanson Magruder ’75), and
Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Fein
$250 annual award to a graduating senior
dance major each spring in honor of Ella and
Mark Magruder.
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CLASS NOTES
Use your
IRA to
support
Sweet Briar
students,
faculty and
staff this
year!
Are you at least 70 ½? Do you want to make a convenient
planned gift with a big impact before Dec. 31, 2020?
If so, consider a Qualified
Charitable Distribution (QCD)
from your IRA.
Congress has waived the required minimum distribution in 2020, but you can
still make an IRA charitable rollover to help your favorite nonprofit: Sweet Briar
College! It’s an easy and cost-effective way to have a real impact on our students,
faculty and at Sweet Briar.
Not sure how to get started?
Visit: sbc.edu/planned-giving
For questions, contact:
Claire Dennison Griffith ’80
434-381-6479 | cgriffith@sbc.edu

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SAVE THE DATE
SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE REUNION
May 28-30, 2021
Honoring the classes of 0s, 5s, 1s, and 6s
Find out more and register at sbc.edu/reunion.