CO lb ai st s u aN r oi et se s service in England and moved to the United St<strong>at</strong>es in 1955 to marry him. She was a resident of the <strong>Wyoming</strong> Valley for the rest of her life sharing her British voice, experience, gracious smile, talent for the<strong>at</strong>er and music, and a passion for reading. Brenda sang in church choirs and used her talents for entertaining <strong>at</strong> luncheons and teas around the Valley, l<strong>at</strong>er g<strong>at</strong>hering together a new group called the “Harmonaires” to continue this tradition for many years. Just after the Agnes Flood in 1972, Brenda joined the library staff <strong>at</strong> <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Sem</strong>inary where she remained employed until an early retirement in the early 1990s. While <strong>at</strong> <strong>Sem</strong>, Brenda often went beyond her duties such as being a guest classroom lecturer on “Growing up in World War II England & Wales,” particip<strong>at</strong>ing in faculty-student drama performances and cre<strong>at</strong>ing a student audio-visual club. Brenda is survived by her husband, Franklin, Shavertown; daughters and sons-in-law, Daryl and Donald Knott, Virginia, and LESLIE DYMOND MARKS ’84 and Kevin Marks, California; as well as grandchildren. ELIZABETH (BETTY) HOPKINS MOSES, Bear Creek and Medina, N.Y., passed away on Sunday, August 8, 2010. She was born in Cazenovia, N.Y., on November 20, 1911, and was a daughter of Edith (Burden) and Merritt J. Hopkins. Her husband, DR. BENJAMIN HOPKINS MOSES ’30, died in 1983. She is survived by three children, DALE ’61 (Susan) Hopkins Moses of Port Townsend, Wash., GAARD HOPKINS MOSES ’64 of Aspen, Colo., and the Yukon, and MEREDITH ’61 (the Rev. James) Maxwell of Medina, N.Y.; five grandchildren; and her sister, Barbara Judson of Bonita Beach, Fla. Betty gradu<strong>at</strong>ed from Nottingham High School in Syracuse, N.Y., as valedictorian, then from Syracuse University in 1933 where she majored in fine arts and was inducted in Eta Pi Upsilon (Senior Women’s Honorary), Phi Kappa Phi (N<strong>at</strong>ional Scholastic Honorary) and Sigma Chi Alpha, (honorary public school art fr<strong>at</strong>ernity), and then pursued gradu<strong>at</strong>e studies. She was also an active member of Kappa Alpha Theta (the oldest women’s fr<strong>at</strong>ernity). While <strong>at</strong> Syracuse, she excelled in artistic and <strong>at</strong>hletic ventures. After college, Betty was an art educ<strong>at</strong>or in Skane<strong>at</strong>eles, Fulton and Syracuse, N.Y. and was active in Girl Scouts. Betty and Ben were married in 1939, and lived in Syracuse and Endicott, N.Y., and then Woodbridge, Conn., where Dr. Moses served as registrar of Yale University. In 1959, they moved to Kingston when Dr. Moses became president of <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Sem</strong>inary and then l<strong>at</strong>er registrar <strong>at</strong> Wilkes University. At Wilkes, Betty started the Foreign Students Organiz<strong>at</strong>ion and was president of the faculty wives club. She and her husband spent summers <strong>at</strong> Bear Creek and l<strong>at</strong>er retired there. She was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church in Wilkes-Barre and played tennis into her 90s! In 2006, Betty moved to Medina, N.Y., to be near her daughter. Mission St<strong>at</strong>ement Within an exponentially changing world, <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Sem</strong>inary dares to teach our students to honor and strive for the True, the Beautiful, and the Good. At <strong>Sem</strong>, we value these words and know they mean a gre<strong>at</strong> deal to you. As we move forward as an institution, we depend on your help to fulfill our mission. Throughout our history, the school has been fortun<strong>at</strong>e to receive bequests from many generous and far-sighted alumni and friends. There are various ways to provide for <strong>Sem</strong> in your will or living trust as well as to maximize income and reduce taxes. Although it is essential for you to consult with your <strong>at</strong>torney or tax advisor, we would be happy to answer any questions you may have. For more inform<strong>at</strong>ion, please contact John Shafer ‘71 Vice President of Advancement jshafer@wyomingseminary.org (570) 270-2140 50
Report <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Sem</strong>inary of Gifts 2009 2010
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